I’m running the 2016 YMCA Turkey Trot 5K for the second time in four years. I just turned 65 a few days ago and it’s part of a major change in lifestyle for me. What had been a very casual activity, sovernight, became the way to get back to good health and to get in shape after a lifetime of being sedentary. In only 3 months, I’ve been able to lower my blood pressure meds by nearly 90%, my cholesterol has lowered dramatically, and I’m almost out of the diabetic range. Raising money for Ronald McDonald House is a way for me to multiply the effects all this exercise has had on me and to do some good for families in need. Thanks for being there!
— Lawrence Standifer Stevens