The Infinite Runner

Ray M. Merrill, PhD, MPH, is a Professor of Public Health at Brigham Young University, USA. He is a former Cancer Prevention Fellow at the National Cancer Institute, USA, and senior scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, USA. He has won various awards for his research and is a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology and of the American Academy of Health Behavior. He is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed research papers and 12 textbooks.Bill Rodgers, BA, MA, was an indomitable force as a runner in road-racing during the 1970s and 1980s. He is best known for as a four-time winner of both the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon. He set several American records (some of which still stand) and ranked as the top marathoner in the world three times. He is an Olympian and remains an active runner at the age of 76.