Running: A FEVER

RAF173: Sunburn and Longevity

Medical department. I took a sick day this week because of sunburn. I mentioned in an earlier episode that I neglected to apply sunscreen one day, that was last Sunday. On top of that day, in which I did a full 5.screw-5 mile walk, lasting close to two hours out, at least partially, in the…

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RAF172: Eating Right by Thinking Right

I know what you’re thinking. “How can you put everything about eating right in one episode? After all, you’ve already talked about it for most of 171 episodes and you’re still going.” Good point! I’m looking at how to eat right in terms of sticking to a plan. We know that habit and discipline go…

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RAF171: Back on Track

This episode is a brief update. It’s important for me to be honest with you about the struggles I face, no matter how bad things get. I don’t share everything, there are some lines I don’t cross, but for the most part, when it comes to fitness, diet, and medicine, I provide my own experience…

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RAF170: Living to 100 and Beyond – Jeanne Calment

Welcome to the 11th and final (at least for a while) episode on super-centenarians. And this time it’s all about the queen of longevity herself, Jeanne Louise Calment. She lived 122 years, 164 days, from February 1, 1875 to August 4, 1997. She is the oldest person ever with documented proof. See the full post…

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RAF169: Living to 100 and Beyond – Sara Knauss

Welcome to the 10th in our series on centenarians. I’m going to start calling it ‘Living to 100 and Beyond’ because these are all super-centenarians, that is folks who lived to be at least 110. Sara Knauss lived from 9/24/1880 to 12/30/1999, a total of 119 years, 97 days. She is #2 on the list…

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RAF168: Living to 100 – Nabi Tajima

Welcome to the 9th in our series on centenarians: Nabi Tajima. News note: I.M.Pei, famous architect, died at the age of 102 recently. I have seen his work and it is striking. I wish I knew what his secret to long life was. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/168 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan…

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RAF167: Living to 100 – Lucy Hannah

Welcome to the 8th in our series on centenarians. Lucy Hanna lived from 7/16/1865 to 3/21/1993 a total of 117 years, 248 days. At her death, Hannah’s family claimed that she was 118, which was backed-up by Social Security data at the time, but an investigation by the Social Security Administration’s “Kestenbaum” study in 2003…

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RAF166: Living to 100 – Marie-Louise Meilleur

Welcome to the 7th in our series on centenarians. Marie-Louise Meilleur. I noticed that 3 of the top 10 names start with “M”, and my name is Michael, so I hope that’s a point in my favor. Marie-Louise lived from August 29, 1880 to April 16, 1998, a total of 117 years, 230 days. She…

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RAF165: Living to 100 – Violet Brown

Welcome to the 6th in our series on centenarians. Our subject is Violet Brown, a Jamaican who lived from 3/10/1900 to 9/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 189 days. She is #6 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and was the oldest living person, for 5 months in 2017. In fact, two years ago…

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RAF164: Living to 100 Years Old – Emma Morano

Living to 100 Years Old – Emma Morano. Welcome to the 5th in our series on centenarians. Emma Morano lived from 11/29/1899 to 4/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 137 days. She is #7 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Our first super-centenarian from Italy, Emma is the only Italian in the top 10….

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