Thirteen people went through their paces, working out the way you’d expect athletes to when training with any team. They weaved between bright orange cones, stepped over rope ladder rungs, hopped to improve balance and then, for good measure, ran outdoors.

“Nice job, nice job, nice job. Quick, quick, quick,” said Jane Vongvorachoti, 41, of Merrick, a personal trainer and coach who ran the 2016 Olympics marathon for Thailand. “Then you get to walk. You’re doing good, you’re doing good.”

Her encouragement pushed a group of athletes whose biggest opponent may be time: They are all age 60 and over.

The participants were working out in the Strides for Seniors program at the Westbury Senior Center , supported by a nearly $400,000 donation to the running company Elitefeats from Glen Wolth

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