Everyone can do their bit to raise funds for cancer research at the eighth Terry Fox run on September 23rd, running an eight kilometer course from the Workers' Stadium to the Cancer Hospital.
The race is one in an international series named after a young man who started it all when he tried to run across Canada on an artificial leg.
A Canadian Embassy official said Terry Fox was forced to amputate his right leg after he was diagnosed with bone cancer. He passed away before he could finish his race in 1981 when he was just 22 years old.
 "With his determination, personal courage and with the love and support of family and many friends he embarked on an incredible journey, which became known as 'The Marathon of Hope'."
Anyone with any level of fitness can join the charity race, where participants run, walk, ride their bikes, roll their wheel chairs or rollerblade through Beijing's autumn streets.
The Canadian official said the Beijing race was attracting the public's interest and raining more and more money for cancer research.
"Last year with 4000 participants, Beijing raised over one million Yuan for the China Cancer Foundation".
Dr Zhao Ping from the Beijing Cancer Hospital said all the funds raised by the Terry Fox Run will used for cancer research in China.
Funds from previous races have already been used to support clinical research in many regions, including Shanxi, Tibet and Xinjiang.
People 51 countries around the world are helping to keep Terry Fox's spirit alive by carrying on the race he wasn't able to complete.
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Director: Liu Chi