Jim Toillion, Jr. runs the New York City Marathon

Jim Toillion, Jr. wasn’t about to let a heart condition destroy his dreams of running another New York City Marathon. So, at the age of 73, with careful supervision of his doctor, Jim worked out a running plan that would allow him to compete in the 2015 Marathon on November 1. What was even better than getting to run the race, though, was raising money for kids while doing something he loved, and the inspiring people he met along the way.

Back in his “younger years,” Jim admitted the race use to be about what place he finished in. But something happened in this year’s New York City Marathon. He was focused on being part of Team for Kids, an organization founded in 2002 in New York as a way to help get kids more physically active. Funds raised by Team for Kids runners in the Marathon have helped support nutrition programs, activities, sporting programs, character building, and so much more.

Read the full article in the November 19 edition of the Eagle.