How To Live Forever

July, 1982

Sports medicine has run a long and winding road since 490 B.C., when a runner raced 25 miles from Marathon to the gates of Athens so he could announce the Greeks' victory over Persian invaders. "Rejoice; we conquer!" he yelled, and died on the spot from exhaustion. Today, sports medicine guides tens of thousands of ordinary folks through the modern 26-mile marathon and contributes mightily to the feats of the few extraordinary athletes who test the limits of human performance.But you p...

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