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Cross-Canada runner reaches Revelstoke, following in the steps of Terry Fox

Jon Nabbs started his run in May 2023 in St. John’s, Newfoundland
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Jon Nabbs with his buggy full of supplies in Revelstoke after more than 6,000 km of running on his way to Victoria, BC. (Zachary Delaney/Revelstoke Review)

On a dark and busy Trans-Canada Highway 1, near the outskirts of Revelstoke, a headlamp could be seen on a mild, misty, night, Wednesday Jan. 31.

It bobbed its way west on the shoulder of the road. Was it a bird? Was it a plane? No, it was New Zealander Jon Nabbs on an adventure worthy of the Superman suit he wore, running across the country to raise money for child cancer patients in New Zealand and Canada.

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Zach Delaney

About the Author: Zach Delaney

I came to the Revelstoke Review from Ottawa, Ontario, where I earned a Master of Journalism degree from Carleton University.
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