Bedford, David - Colorful English runner, known for high mileage training schedules, Bedford once set a world record for 10,000m.

Bill MisnerMisner, Bill - On October 4th, 1988, Bill Misner, then age 48, accepted an indefinite sponsorship from New Balance Shoe Company in Boston (Usa/Massachusetts). Nine years and 52 days later (at age 57), on Friday, November 21st, 1997, he completed 24,902.5 miles, or a distance that is equal to the distance around the planet Earth!

Digestion - breakdown of food in the body in preparation of absorption

Free Weights - Barbells, dumbbells, and related equip-ment. Serious bodybuilders use a combination of free weights and such exercise machines as those manufac-tured by Nautilus and Universal Gyms, but they primarily use free weights in their workouts.

George, Walter - English distance star, late 1800s.

Hypercholesterolemia - unusually high level of cholesterol in blood; also known as high serum cholesterol

Legumes - plant food that is grown in a pod; for example peas and beans

Midsection - Muscles of abdominal area, including upper and lower abdominals, obliques and rectus abdominis muscles.

Moller, Lorraine - Native New Zealander, Olympic Marathon bronze medal winner at Barcelona and 1984 "Boston Marathon" champ.

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.

Roid - Slang for ANABOLIC STEROID.

Sierra, Pablo - 1994 Twin Cities Marathon winner, who trained three times a day for eight weeks.