Jump for Joey…

In 1990, the 36-year-old Joey Novick competed in his first New York City Marathon, and finished in 9:07:24. He traveled through all five boroughs finishing in 23,761st place.

He likes to say he “competed” because it sounds better than “walked very slowly.”

In 1991, the 37-year-old Joey Novick finished in 25,767th place, but his time was 8:15:19.

How many world-class runners knock off almost one hour off their best time in just one year’s time?

Finally, in 1992, when Joey was stretching at the base of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in preparation for his third consecutive NYC Marathon, a big fat man accidentally stepped on Joey’s ankle causing him great pain. In spite of his pain, he finished the race in 8:04:54 at 27754th place.

He is fairly sure that he passed this guy who at 94 was the world’s oldest marathon runner.

And in 2009, Joey is planning to come out of retirement, and “compete” once again to help raise money for a great cause. And so, Joey needs you jump for him so he can run for the Hole in The Wall camps….

In the fall of 1988, actor Paul Newman’s dream of opening a camp for children with serious medical conditions became a reality. By the following summer, children whose lives had been interrupted by illness were able to put their worries aside and enjoy a carefree camp experience.  Soon thereafter, the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps expanded into a growing worldwide movement enabling children to recapture their childhood through the simple, but profound understanding that laughter is the best medicine.