Many questions come to mind concerning running and runners and public health. Here are a few. 1. Why do runners live an estimated 2 to 2.5 years longer than non-runners? 2. Why are runners rarely overweight? 3. Among runners do they have the same incidence of the following problems compared to non-runners that so far the causes of which are basically unknown? Muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, amelanotic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease? 4. Why do women runners have so much less breast cancer than non-runners? 5. Why do runners have so much stronger bones than non-runners? 6. Why do runners have less atherosclerosis and therefore fewer strokes and coronary and cardiac artery disease? 7. Why do runners have more HDL (good ) cholesterol than non-runners? 8. Why do runners have lower blood pressure than non-runners? 9. Do running women have fewer children who develop Autism than non-running women? 10. Why do runners have better immune systems than non-runners? 11. Does running enhance the production of endomorphnis, serotonin, androgens, estrogens such as oxytocin, ghrlein, and the enzyme troponin and many others? 12. Is there an advantage of the profound sleep that comes to those who exercise as with running and with no insomnia?

Come Jog With Me

By George D. Whitney

iUniverse, Inc.

Copyright © 2011 George D. Whitney, DVM
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4620-7300-9

Contents

Dedication...............................................................................iiiLetter to President Obama................................................................vLetter to Michelle Obama.................................................................viiPreface..................................................................................ixAcknowledgements.........................................................................xiiLap 1 ~ The Revelation...................................................................1Lap 2 ~ Get Set and Go for It............................................................5Lap 3 ~ An Inspiration?..................................................................7Lap 4 ~ Why Humans Run...................................................................9Lap 5 ~ An Insurance Policy..............................................................10Lap 6 ~ The Initiation...................................................................13Lap 7 ~ Eureka...........................................................................16Lap 8 ~ Second Race......................................................................17Lap 9 ~ The Shoes and What's in 'Em......................................................18Lap 10 ~ When Your Breath Comes in Short Pants...........................................22Lap 11 ~ A Stitch in Time................................................................23Lap 12 ~ You May Shrink..................................................................25Lap 13 ~ Never Trust a Naked Runner......................................................27Lap 14 ~ Doin' What Comes Naturally......................................................29Lap 15 ~ To Top It Off...................................................................30Lap 16 ~ Stopwatch Love and Hate Device..................................................31Lap 17 ~ Go to College...................................................................32Lap 18 ~ Use Tact ,Fathead...............................................................35Lap 19 ~ Run Like You Stole Something....................................................36Lap 20 ~ Who Are You?....................................................................38Lap 21 ~ To Push Your Car Over...........................................................40Lap 22 ~ Walk and Run....................................................................41Lap 23 ~ An Idea Who's Time Has Come.....................................................43Lap 24 ~ Grandma Running?................................................................44Lap 25 ~ Publications....................................................................45Lap 26 ~ The Fair Sex....................................................................47Lap 27 ~ Workouts and Persistence........................................................49Lap 28 ~ Can Runners Smile?..............................................................52Lap 29 ~ A Mystique......................................................................54Lap 30 ~ Cramps..........................................................................55Lap 31 ~ Rails to Trails.................................................................58Lap 32 ~ Pick It Up a Little.............................................................59Lap 33 ~ The Reggie Lewis Stadium........................................................61Lap 34 ~ A Running Partner?..............................................................63Lap 35 ~ A Family Sport..................................................................64Lap 36 ~ About Exercise..................................................................65Lap 37 ~ Use It or Lose It...............................................................69Lap 38 ~ Running Thoughts................................................................71Lap 39 ~ Singing in the Rain.............................................................73Lap 40 ~ To Jog or Run...................................................................75Lap 41 ~ Guinea Pigs.....................................................................76Lap 42 ~ Hill Running....................................................................77Lap 43 ~ Cut and Run Bursts..............................................................79Lap 44 ~ Research Anyone?................................................................80Lap 45 ~ Sexology........................................................................83Lap 46 ~ Inherited Health................................................................84Lap 47 ~ Wolf Ancestor...................................................................86Lap 48 ~ More Enlightenment..............................................................88Lap 49 ~ A Downfall?.....................................................................90Lap 50 ~ Who Are All These People?.......................................................92Lap 51 ~ Late Bloomer....................................................................95Lap 52 ~ Race Names......................................................................97Lap 53 ~ What Trophies?..................................................................98Lap 54 ~ Fountain of Youth?..............................................................100Lap 55 ~ Take a Trip with Me.............................................................101Lap 56 ~ What's Going On?................................................................104Lap 57 ~ Don't Give Up the Ship..........................................................106Lap 58 ~ Prejudice.......................................................................107Lap 59 ~ About Speed.....................................................................109Lap 60 ~ Diet and Other Trivia...........................................................110Lap 61 ~ More Diet.......................................................................112Lap 62 ~ Outhouses and Salt..............................................................114Lap 63 ~ A Marathon? Forget It...........................................................116Lap 64 ~ Proof of the Puddin'............................................................117Lap 65 ~ Running With Pain?..............................................................119Lap 66 ~ Running Publicity...............................................................120Lap 67 ~ Special Track Meets.............................................................121Lap 68 ~ New England 65+ Runners Club....................................................122Lap 69 ~ Level the Playing Field.........................................................123Lap 70 ~ Hitting on Her..................................................................124Lap 71 ~ Do Runners Live Longer?.........................................................125Lap 72 ~ Cherry Picking the Research.....................................................126Lap 73 ~ The Invisible Runner............................................................128Lap 74 ~ Labor Day.......................................................................130Lap 75 ~ Why Runners Retire..............................................................133Lap 76 ~ Come Dream with Me..............................................................135Lap 77 ~ More Ponderings.................................................................137Lap 78 ~ Time to Quit....................................................................139Lap 79 ~ A New...