Mary Pilon

Running the World With Eyes Wide Open

Jesper Olsen, a 40-year-old from Denmark, runs the equivalent of a marathon most days. He eschews iPods and is on his 25th pair of running shoes as he strings the long runs together in his second run around the world. Call him a real-life Forrest Gump and he playfully rolls his eyes.

The 40,000-kilometers-on-foot journey, which he bills as World Run II, began in July 2008 in Nordkapp, Norway. Olsen aims to finish in Newfoundland in July.

Aaaaand I didn’t make it to the gym yesterday! Go HERE to keep reading about Jesper. 

Vegans Muscle Their Way Into Bodybuilding

From the streets of Huntsville, Ala., my examination of the world of vegan bodybuilders in Thursday’s New York Times. 

When’s the last time you ate 10 bananas in one sitting?