Long-Distance Runner Takes Heart Problems and Crohn’s Disease in Stride
Jay Osborne is a runner, not a racer. In fact, the 51-year-old restaurant kitchen manager is usually one of the last participants to cross the finish line during the half marathons, marathons and even 50-kilometer runs, he competes in for fun. “I’m usually a caboose runner,” says Jay, who has worn a colostomy bag for nearly 25 years due to complications from Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease. “I’m not a quick runner at all.” So, when…