Dr. Larry Grogin, 71, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019. Rather than let the diagnosis define him, he set out to run 100 marathons in 100 consecutive days from New Jersey to Los Angeles to raise awareness for the Davis Phinney Foundation and prove that movement is medicine.
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When Dr. Larry Grogin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, he did what he’s always done. He laced up his shoes and started running. The 71-year-old chiropractor is now more than 2000 miles into running 100 marathons in 100 consecutive days from New Jersey to Los Angeles. This week, his journey brought him through Southwest Colorado. You’re watching the Local News Network brought to you by Serious Texas Bar-B-Q and Happy Pappy’s Pizza and Wings
What inspired me to do the hundred marathons in a hundred days was to not have Parkinson’s have the last word to define me, and to encourage people to dream big and to go after their dreams.
For Dr. Grogin, the run is about more than miles. It’s about changing the conversation around Parkinson’s Disease.
Movement is medicine, but the best thing in the world, not only for Parkinson’s patients, but even very healthy people, is to move and live their life fully.
His run benefits the Davis Phinney Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease.
We’re raising money for the Davis Phinney Foundation. Our effort is to to make life more manageable and to live your best life. Even if you do have Parkinson’s, you don’t die from Parkinson’s, you die with it.
Dr. Grogin will finish his 100th marathon in Los Angeles on July 1st. According to the Davis Phinney Foundation, approximately 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the United States each year. To follow his journey or make a donation, visit dpf.org/runlarryrun, and for more stories like this, visit LNN.news
