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Did you hear about the 87 year old marathon runner?

January 17, 2015January 13, 2015Leave a comment

An 87 year old woman, in North Vancouver, hits snooze three times on New Year's Day, before she drags her tiny derriere out of bed, and goes for her morning run. BJ McHugh runs marathons, breaks records, rides bikes, does yoga. And here's the really inspiring part, as told by Gary Mason in the Globe … Continue reading Did you hear about the 87 year old marathon runner?

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