Easton's Endurance Fitness Systems Blazes Trail For Runners, Fitness Enthusiasts
Easton's Jay Paganelli began EFS as a way to provide coaching for the "every man" like himself
Jay Paganelli likes to run long distances - very long distances. He has finished multiple Ultramarathons: the running equivalent to bench pressing 700 pounds or towing an 18 wheeler with pure man power. On multiple occasions, Paganelli has run for over 100 miles in 24 hours. But, the Easton resident and Stonehill College graduate hasn't always been that way. "I’ve sort of run the whole fitness gamut," he said. "What I’ve liked about it is I’m the 'every man.' I’m not a naturally good runner. I’m not naturally fit. I’m actually naturally a really heavy guy. I have a tendency to want a get a Big Mac. But, what I love about running is it’s just this really ego-less group of people." Besides a stint in Connecticut on his high school's cross …
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