Pioneer Valley Women's Running Club and JGS host, 'Racing Against the Clock' |
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LONGMEADOW The inspiring film, "Racing Against the Clock," will be shown on Oct. 8. at Julian J. Leavitt Family Jewish Nursing Home, 770 Converse Street, Longmeadow. Hosted by the Jewish Geriatric Services and the Pioneer Valley Women's Running Club, it promises to be a motivational and inspirational evening.
"Racing Against the Clock" tells the stories of five incredible women between the ages of 50 and 82 who compete against each other, and ultimately themselves, in their quest to reach the World Masters Athletics Championships in Puerto Rico in June 2003.
These women include a three-time cancer survivor, a sharecropper's daughter, a political refugee, a former cowgirl and the oldest athlete to ever be honored as a finalist for the Sullivan Award which celebrates the top amateur athletes in America.
Pre-Title IX, these athletes grew up in an era when women did not participate in sports. With some not entering the realm of competition until well after retirement, there is no telling what they may have accomplished had things been different.
There will be a gathering at 6:30 p.m., and the film starts at 7 p.m. There is no charge for this event, however reservations are requested at 567-3949 ext. 1625.
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