Anderson, Jon - 1973 Boston Marathon winner.

Anorexia Nervosa - A disorder characterized by a prolonged refusal to eat, resulting in emaciation, amenorrhea, emotional disturbance concerning body image, and an abnormal fear of becoming obese. The condition is seen primarily in adolescents, predominantly in girls, and is usually associated with emotional stress or conflict, such as anxiety, irritation, anger and fear, which may accompany a major change in the person's life. Treatment consists of measures to improve nourishment, followed by therapy to overcome the underlying emotional conflicts.

Balanced Diet - one that includes all the essential nutrients in appropriate amounts

Failure - That point in an exercise at which you have so fully fatigued your working muscles that they can no longer complete an additional repetition of a movement with strict biomechanics. You should always take your post-warm-up sets at least to the point of momentary muscular failure, and frequently past that point.

Jenkins, Charlie - Villanova runner and Olympian.

Pirie, Gordon - British distance star of the 1950s, Pirie won an Olympic silver in the Melbourne Olympics 5000m.

Rodgers, Bill - Rodgers won four Boston and four "New York City marathons" in his heyday - and a slew of shorter road races on the United States circuit. Now in his mid-40s, the "King of the Roads" is still racing well in the masters division.

Weightlifting - The competitive form of weight training in which each athlete attempts to lift as much as he can in well-defined exercises. Olympic lifting and power lifting are the two types of weightlifting competition.