About 80,000 people are expected to have turned up on Sunday to support the iconic Terry Fox Run in Ontario.

Terry Fox Foundation provincial director Martha McClew said that although she didn’t have a final tally as of late Sunday, turnout for this year’s run looks like it surpassed last year’s count of 75,000 attendees.

“We’re up a bit on our participation, maybe about 5 per cent. So, it’s not a huge jump, but you know, we’re delighted with that,” McClew said.

The foundation hosted 220 runs across Ontario with about 35 taking place in the GTA. Money raised from the community events supports the Terry Fox Foundation and cancer research.

“We want to have a run in everyone’s backyard so they can roll out of bed and come on out,” McClew said.

Ontario event organizers are hoping to build on the success of last year’s community runs and school campaigns — which raised $12.5 million for the Terry Fox Foundation — though McClew said details on the amount of money raised will not be available until December.

“We’ve been building steadily over the last couple of years,” she said.

McClew added the community events have 10,000 volunteers across the province.