Bart Yasso, known throughout the sport as the “Mayor of Running,” recently retired from his role as Chief Running Officer and a 30-year career at Runner’s World to focus on his recovery from Lyme disease. He is one of few people to have completed more than 1000 races on all seven continents from 10Ks to ultra marathons. He also contracted Lyme on four different occasions, and is now battling crippling debilitations from chronic Lyme.

Read about Bart’s legendary running career and battle with Lyme disease in this article by Jennifer Sheehan of The Morning Call, in his memoir Life On the Run, or on his website, BartYasso.com.