MICHAEL SACHS, PhD, is a professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he teaches, conducts research, and performs service with the university and the local community in the psychology and sociology of sport. One of his areas of interest over the years has been addiction to sports, especially running. Michael is coeditor of one of the landmark books in the area of psychology of running, Running As Therapy: An Integrated Approach (1984), which was republished in 1997 as part of the Jason Aronson Publishers’ Master Works Series. Michael is a member of this magazine’s Science Advisory Board.

BRUCE COHEN is currently a doctoral student in Exercise & Sport Psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia. He holds an MS in Exercise Physiology. He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a certified strength and conditioning specialist and by the American College of Sports Medicine as a health/fitness instructor.

STEVE DEPOLITO, ROGER ZOTTI,AND LUIS MARTINEZ are amigos through running. Luis lives in New London, Connecticut, with his girlfriend, Ana. He works at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville. On February 25, 1999, Luis celebrated five years of being clean and sober. Steve DePolito resides in Preston, Connecticut, with his wife Sherri and their two children. A licensed clinical social worker, Steve is currently a substance abuse consultant to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. Roger Zotti, a veteran of 18 marathons, also lives in Preston, with his wife Maryann; they have a son and daughter. Roger taught for the Connecticut Department of Corrections, retiring in 1993, and currently teaches Technical Writing at Three Rivers Community-Technical College. All three belong to southeast Connecticut’s Mohegan Striders Running Club.

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Marathon & Beyond is designed to provide practical advice on running or preparing to run marathons and ultradistances. M&B will include easy-to-apply, cutting edge scientific information, insightful examinations of the personal side of longer distance running, profiles of major marathons and ultramarathons, and regular columns focusing on specific aspects of running. The magazine will also provide readers with a forum for sharing ideas, insights, questions, experiences, and concerns.

Marathoners, ultramarathoners, and those who want to become marathoners or ultramarathoners will enjoy the presentation of the important and useful information contained in each issue.

Note to Potential Contributors

Science Advisory Board

Chairman—

Peter Wood, DSc, PhD, FACSM Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

Ellen Coleman, MA, MPH, RD California Angels Sport Clinic

Perry H. Julien, DPM Atlanta Foot and Ankle Center

Michael Lambert, PhD Sports Science Institute of South Africa

David E. Martin, PhD Georgia State University

Russell Robert Pate, PhD University of South Carolina

Pedro Pujol, MD Olympic Training Center (Spain)

William Oliver Roberts, MD MinnHealth SportsCare Consultants

Michael Leo Sachs, PhD Temple University

Keith Williams, PhD University of California, Davis

Melvin H. Williams, PhD Old Dominion University

July/August 1999