Will Peters was the top fundraiser for this year’s Terry Fox Run.
His prize? A 17 kilometre run.
Peters put out a challenge, saying he would run a kilometre for every $100 he raised for the Terry Fox Run, which took place at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park yesterday. (Sunday)
Do you hate cancer? Do you hate Will Peters?
Every $100 I raise adds a kilometer to my day at next week’s Terry Fox Run. I am already locked in for the longest run of my life, you can make it longer ⤵️https://t.co/EjMESHw6zz
— Will Peters (@WillPeters_1) September 8, 2025
“In my mind, it’s going to be like, five kilometres, which is very doable, set the goal at ten kilometres, which would be a bit of a stretch, a bit of a challenge, but would be possible,” Peters said prior to his run.
He said he knew it was possible to get up to the number he did, but he didn’t expect it.
“I had said there was no cap on it, but if it was like $100,000 that came in or something ridiculous like that, I would have just basically lived in the park for 24 hours and kept doing loops until the day was done and then called it good, sort of Relay for Life style,” he said.
Peters said he’s been doing some running after work, and has run five kilometres a few times, plus one seven kilometre run last week.
Peters took off with the rest of the runners at the start of the run at 10:00 yesterday morning, and finished a little shy of two hours later.
“Honestly, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” he said after the run.
“I only stopped to walk for like two minutes for the whole thing, I’m pretty proud of how that went, I am gassed, I’m not going to be able to do anything tomorrow.”
He said he may do the same thing for the next Terry Fox Run.
“In theory, if I keep at it, I can only get better, right?” he said.
“I mean, a half-marathon’s only five kilometres away, it’s not a crazy goal.”
Peters said he’s had family members die from cancer in the last five years, and his father had it as well before he was born.
“It’s close to everybody’s hearts, and I’m happy to come out and run and support a good cause as well,”
“I’m happy to have raised a good chunk of money, and I’m thankful to everybody that donated to cancer research, or donate money to trying to kill me, either way, it’s going to a great cause.”
Lead Organizer for the Prince George Terry Fox Run Sylvia Masich said the rough estimate for the total raised is now more than $25,000, and around 500 people attended.
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