How often our New Year’s resolutions go astray. We have clear goals and the best of intentions. We know we have the discipline – this time. Then February rolls around, and we realize those resolutions are in the rearview mirror. Seventy-four year old Jim Colvin is proof that resolutions and goals need not go astray.

For thirty years, Colvin served in the Army, maintaining a high-level of physical activity. Running had the advantage of keeping him in shape for his job, but the pounding took a toll on his body, specifically causing back and leg pain due to nerve damage.