Marc Bloom, was a senior writer forRunner's Worldand track-and-field features writer for the New YorkTimes. He has been writing on health, fitness, and running for over 25 years. His articles have appeared in leading magazines nationwide. In addition to Olympic Gold, which he wrote with Frank Shorter, he is the author ofCross-Country RunningandThe Marathon. Bloom is the 1983 recipient of the Road Runners Club of America's Journalism Award.