GET FIT, EAT SMART, RUN STRONG
“Running today?” Nearly every morning at Runner’s World, emails fly among staffers coordinating lunchtime workouts. Town loop for an easy five? Off-road at South Mountain Preserve? Maybe 10th Street hills? Or if it’s Wednesday, we have the option of doing intervals, coached by Budd Coates, a four-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier and the senior director of employee fitness at Rodale (RW’s corporate parent). Pushing the pace together once a week keeps us honest and motivated. Those who often come out include (from top) Meghan Kita, Robert Reese, Erin Benner, Brian Dalek, Jeff Dengate, and Heather Irvine. And yes, we do realize how lucky we are. For more on the history of interval workouts, see page 46.…
