Book Review 1-07

Today , I read this book. The title is "The long road." The story is as follows.

This pictuers man is "Terry Fox." He is a good student and a strong athlete, but he become cancer. He operated. So, he has an artificial leg.
Terry goes home in April, but he often thinks of the children with cancer in the hospital. He thinks "Only money can stop the pain." He remenbers a story about a man with one leg in the New York Marathon. "I can run across Canada for money." His mother opposed his idea, but he dosen't listen. Terry calls his run, the "Marathon of Hope." It is a long road. From St. John's to Port Renfrew is 5,300 miles (8, 530 km). Terry can't start in 1977. But early in 1979. He is running every day. One year later, he is strong again. Terry's marathon starts at St. John's, Newfoundland, on April 12, 1980. His friend, Doug Alward, is his river. Terry runs in the day. At night, he sleeps in the car.
The marathon starts well.Terry says, "Newfoundland has two things" and "the ocean and people." He likes running near water, and the people are very friendly. He and Doug don't always sleep in the car. They often stay in house or hotels. People don't take money from them.
While he is running, there are some ploblems. But he continues to running.
After all, the "Marathon of Hope" stops 3,339 miles (5,372km) from St. John's, Newfoundland. Terry can't finish his long road, but there is now $1,400, 000　for sick children. This is good-but Terry has cancer again.This time it is in his lungs. In a big TV show, on September 9, famous people say thank you to Canada's hero. Terry watches from his bed and smiles.
After the TV show, Canadians and americans give $10, 000, 000. Ten days later, Terry gets the "Order of Canada." the country's number one award. Important people say thank you to him.
Today, there are Terry Fox Runs around the world. In the same week in September every year, people run and remenber "Canada's hero." Terry is dead, but his message is always with us.

After finished this book, I wept. I was so moved, because of his brave and patience. My aquitance is running the marathon. She had cancer many years ago, but she began to marathon. She got a lot of prize. Now, she challenges the Urutra Marathon.
I want to challenge the Urutra Marathon some day. Before started it, I challenge jogging.