If my pitch yesterday didn't convince you that you can exercise, read this !! Willow Glen has it's own exercise hero. Joy Johnson is an 81 year old Willow Glen resident who can be a model for all of us. She has just completed her 21st New York City marathon run (that's 26.2) miles!!
Joy started running in her late-50s and has become one of the best Senior runners in the country. Maybe the best!
Joy has won her age group in the NYC marathon for 5 of the last 11 years. And when she found that her running time was beginning to drop off this past year, she decided to just train harder. Training at Willow Glen High School, Joy started doing extra speed work, and running the bleachers. And as a result, she improved her time for the Marathon by 50 minutes.
I also do some running at WGHS and when I see Joy doing her workouts, she is a real inspiration for me.
Have a great day
Tom Binder
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