Two young men from Vancouver Island will run along the length of the Island to raise money for single parents.

Starting from Port Hardy on Sunday, the 19-year-olds, Joe Robertson and Jack Amos, will cover 500 kilometres on Highway 19 and Highway 1 to reach their hero Terry Fox鈥檚 monumental statue at Mile Zero, Victoria.

Robertson and Amos wanted to fundraise for 1Up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre as each was raised by a single parent and personally knows the challenges that such families face.

While Robertson was raised by his mother in Victoria, Amos was raised in Dawson City, Yukon, and moved to the Island when he was 16.

鈥淛oe and I saw how hard it was for our mothers,鈥� said Amos. 鈥淲e hope the money that is raised gives single parents some respite and support from their challenging lives.鈥�

He said they aim to raise at least $10,000 on . They want to contribute the money to fund counselling, school supplies, clothing and goods, mentoring and education, and parent coaching.

The plan to run along the length of the Island materialized as Joe had an intense desire to 鈥渃hallenge himself鈥� physically, said Amos, and they decided to combine their passion for running with a social cause they both support.

They plan to run 50 kilometres every day and reach the finish line by Dec.1. Each will take turns shifting between running and driving their support vehicle 鈥� a 1983 dodge camper van named 鈥楶ippi鈥�.鈥�

鈥漌e can definitely finish before that, but I have a tendency to get injuries along the way,鈥� said Amos. 鈥淲e鈥檙e just being cautious.

The journey is also going to be a 鈥渇un鈥� one for them as they plan to document the journey and make a short film said Amos, who is also a budding writer and film maker.

鈥淭he movie is definitely going to be humorous,鈥� said Amos referring to Robertson and his 鈥済oofiness.鈥� But the theme will revolve around 鈥渇amily.鈥�

鈥淯ltimately that鈥檚 what this project is all about for us,鈥� said Amos