A senior citizen has been running each day for three years. AdrianGhobrial with the remarkable 71-year-old's story and what has motivated her every single day since March of 2020.
Sitting at a picnic table on a rainy day in Toronto's High Park, the senior citizen looks out on the cold soggy conditions and muses, “I’ve ran in 30 below, I’ve ran in 17 below.”
“I tell you, if you want to challenge yourself, maybe don’t pick running three years in a row,” she says breaking out in a laugh that's mostly directed at herself. The then-68-year-old hit the open sidewalks and began running five or six kilometres a day, working her way up to 13 or 14 kilometres. Lollar admits with a grin, “I no longer have the nicest looking feet.” As the senior found her running legs, she began taking the heal-toe-express into work at Toronto General Hospital's Respiratory Clinic. Sometime during this running journey, with the effects of COVID-19 heavy on her mind, she began thinking to herself, “Imagine not being able to breathe.
One of the many individuals who marvel at Mary is her former boss at Toronto General, Dr. John Granton. Way back in December of 2020 her husband pointed out that she hadn’t missed a day since March and asked her if she thought she could do a full year.
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