Runners
I LOVE THIS PHOTO of my sister, Sarah, and me running together when we were kids. Four decades later, I still remember the moment. I’m 8 and she’s 3, and we’re holding hands, sprinting across the Mall in Washington, D.C., where our family lived for a time. The truth is, I’m pulling her along, faster than she could possibly go on her own. But look at those joyful-jailbreak expressions on our faces. We’re silent-laughing—laughing so hard that no sound comes out. I thought of that photo while reading “My Sister, the Runner?” Writer at Large Steve Friedman’s account of coaxing his younger (and defiantly nonrunning) sister, Ann, into doing a 5-K with him (page 98). I think it’s one of the best stories we’ve ever published. It’s about running the way The Godfather is about the mafia. What it’s really about is family. When it comes to running, Sarah is the anti-Ann. She started in college after deciding on a whim to do a triathlon. She did both all through law school and babies, and now, at 42, she’s the most dedicated and decorated athlete in the family. She’s done four marathons, and although an old knee injury slows her down, she often wins her age group in triathlons and occasionally wins outright. In August, she com- COURTESY OF MARATHONFOTO (RACE) The idea is to work more like siblings, and direct additional time, talent, and resources toward producing more original content for the Web and smartphones— where runners are spending more of their time—while still making great magazines. So look for a Web site redesign and a new mobile app from us early in 2015. Beginning with this double issue, our first, the frequency of Runner’s World will go from 12 issues per year to 11. (Existing subscriptions will be extended by one issue.) We are also integrating the editorial staffs of RW and sibling title Running Times, which speaks exclusively to highly dedicated, competitive, front-of-the-pack runners (that’s the cover of RT’s Jan/ Feb issue below). RT’s frequency will also change, from 10 issues per year to six bimonthly issues. peted in the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships in the sprint division, finishing in 1:19:49. “I never saw myself as someone who could win races,” she says. “But when I turned 40, I decided to really turn it on and see what I could do. I’ve gotten faster each year. We’ll see how long I can keep that up…”
I LOVE THIS PHOTO of my sister, Sarah,
and me running together when
we were kids. Four decades later,
I still remember the moment. I’m
8 and she’s 3, and we’re holding
hands, sprinting across the Mall
in Washington, D.C., where our
family lived for a time. The truth
is, I’m pulling her along, faster
than she could possibly go on her
own. But look at those joyful-jailbreak
expressions on our faces.
We’re silent-laughing—laughing
so hard that no sound comes out.
I thought of that photo while
reading “My Sister, the Runner?”
Writer at Large Steve Friedman’s
account of coaxing his younger
(and defiantly nonrunning) sister,
Ann, into doing a 5-K with
him (page 98). I think it’s one of
the best stories we’ve ever published.
It’s about running the way
The Godfather is about the mafia.
What it’s really about is family.
When it comes to running,
Sarah is the anti-Ann. She started
in college after deciding on a
whim to do a triathlon. She did
both all through law school and
babies, and now, at 42, she’s the
most dedicated and decorated
athlete in the family. She’s done
four marathons, and although an
old knee injury slows her down,
she often wins her age group in
triathlons and occasionally wins
outright. In August, she com-
COURTESY OF MARATHONFOTO (RACE)
The idea is to
work more like
siblings, and
direct additional
time, talent, and
resources toward
producing more
original content
for the Web and
smartphones—
where runners are
spending more of
their time—while
still making great
magazines. So
look for a Web site
redesign and a new
mobile app from
us early in 2015.
Beginning with this
double issue, our
first, the frequency
of Runner’s World
will go from 12
issues per year
to 11. (Existing
subscriptions will
be extended by
one issue.) We are
also integrating the
editorial staffs of
RW and sibling title
Running Times,
which speaks
exclusively to
highly dedicated,
competitive,
front-of-the-pack
runners (that’s the
cover of RT’s Jan/
Feb issue below).
RT’s frequency will
also change, from
10 issues per year
to six bimonthly
issues.
peted in the USA Triathlon Age
Group National Championships
in the sprint division, finishing
in 1:19:49. “I never saw myself as
someone who could win races,”
she says. “But when I turned 40,
I decided to really turn it on and
see what I could do. I’ve gotten
faster each year. We’ll see how
long I can keep that up…”
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FUEL<br />
Cheese, Please<br />
Saturated-fat<br />
superstars<br />
Eggs<br />
They’re rich in choline,<br />
a nutrient that plays a<br />
key role in memory.<br />
2 g sat. fat per egg<br />
Chicken thigh<br />
Dark meat is high in<br />
immune-boosting zinc.<br />
3 g sat. fat per thigh<br />
Macadamia nuts<br />
One ounce has 60<br />
percent of your daily<br />
quota for manganese.<br />
3 g sat. fat per ounce<br />
EAT FAT, BE FIT<br />
New research suggests butter, beef, and bacon might not be so bad after all.<br />
What’s their place in a healthy runner’s diet<br />
RUNNERS LIKE TO follow the rules.<br />
And for decades, nutrition<br />
rules put a strict limit on<br />
saturated fat. After all, as far<br />
back as the 1960s, experts<br />
have decreed that eating<br />
foods high in saturated fat,<br />
such as eggs, red meat, and<br />
full-fat dairy, will increase<br />
your risk of heart disease. So<br />
runners took heed, all but<br />
banishing those foods from<br />
their diets.<br />
But a string of newsmaking<br />
studies has flipped<br />
that idea on its head. One<br />
of those headline-catchers,<br />
published in the Annals of<br />
Internal Medicine early last<br />
By Jessica Migala<br />
year, reviewed 76 existing<br />
studies and found no association<br />
between saturated<br />
fat and heart disease. Another<br />
earlier study review<br />
published in 2010 came to<br />
a similar conclusion. The<br />
new emerging thought:<br />
“Saturated fat may not be<br />
the demon that it was made<br />
out to be,” says Jeff Volek,<br />
Ph.D., R.D., associate professor<br />
in the department of<br />
kinesiology at the University<br />
of Connecticut.<br />
Before you go celebrate<br />
this news with a round<br />
of bacon cheeseburgers,<br />
there’s a catch. Just because<br />
these study reviews<br />
didn’t find an association<br />
doesn’t mean there isn’t<br />
one. Many of these studies<br />
were observational—meaning,<br />
they were not designed<br />
to find direct cause and<br />
effect. They also rely on<br />
participants to self-report<br />
their diets, and often, these<br />
reports can be inaccurate.<br />
What researchers do<br />
know through randomized,<br />
controlled clinical studies—the<br />
gold standard<br />
of research methods—is<br />
this: “Saturated fat raises<br />
LDL levels,” says Penny<br />
Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D.,<br />
Red meat<br />
It’s a good source of<br />
energy-supplying B 12 .<br />
3 g sat. fat per 3.5<br />
ounces<br />
Whole-milk yogurt<br />
It’s full of probiotics<br />
linked to weight loss.<br />
5 g sat. fat per cup<br />
Cheddar cheese<br />
A slice packs<br />
20 percent of daily<br />
calcium needs.<br />
6 g sat. fat per ounce<br />
Coconut oil<br />
It contains fat that has<br />
the potential to be<br />
burned quickly.<br />
12 g sat. fat per<br />
tablespoon<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAMY (FOOD STILLS)<br />
48 RUNNER’S WORLD JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015<br />
PHOTOGRAPH BY NICK FERRARI
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