Recently, I watched in awe as Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won his fourth Boston Marathon. This 26.2 mile race is not only the longest continually run marathon in the world (112 years and counting) but the penultimate goal of every distance runner. As the Masters is to golf, so Boston is to marathoning. One of the great joys of the marathon is that it is not just the perview of the elite runners, but embraces and encourages ...
April 07, 2008
Where and when did our addiction to sugar begin? Are we born with an innate desire to gorge on Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Pixie Sticks? I am beginning to think the drive to consume sweets is greater than the innate proclivity to cheat on taxes or make fun of Paris Hilton. Actually, sugar is a wonderful energy source; however, like most pleasures, we tend to grossly over indulge. Every great virtue taken to an extreme ...
