A former U.S. Air Force pilot and cycling enthusiast is competing at the age of 95 and has shared his positive outlook on life, health, and exercise that keeps him going.
Jack Eckenrode was born in November 1928 and was raised in Mount Lebanon in the South Hills area of Pittsburgh. Today, he lives in Bulger, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh with a population of just 300.
Mr. Eckenrode will turn 96 this year but still competes in the National Senior Games in both the cycling and running categories. He has competed every second year for the last 18 years, and at the Games in Florida in 2022 he took home gold for the first time….