Meet the 90-Year-Old Runner Who Still Hits the Track Five Days a Week
Here’s a little inspiration if you need help getting out the door today. Courtesy of Nell Singh
Joe Handelman doesn’t like to miss his daily run. It’s only 30 minutes or so. Sometimes more, sometimes less. But for the 90-year-old from Cross River, New York, it’s his way of getting out and staying active, especially after suffering a massive stroke a decade ago.
Handelman has enjoyed the sport since the 1940s, when he ran cross country and track in high school. He went on to run collegiately at Princeton, where he was teammates with the late Lou Jones, who’d later win gold at the 1956 Olympics in the 4x400-meter men’s relay team. In one 400-meter race, Handelman even beat Jones.
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