Do you remember Jim Fixx? He was an overweight smoker of two packs a day who remade himself into the running guru of the world. While running solo near his home in Hardwick, Vermont, he paused at the side of the road, perhaps to let traffic slip by before crossing over the roadway. Then his heart stopped and he did cross over. Jim Fixx was dead at age 52. How could that happen? We'll dig into his habits and lifestyle to build the cautionary tale that is Jim's lasting legacy.

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