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Melissa Dahl

  • Executive Editor, Health and Wellness, CNN
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Writer/editor/runner/coach. I wrote a book called Cringeworthy. I also wrote "pesto is the quiche of the 80s." melissadahl@gmail.com

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Their Idea of a Fun Run? A 32-Mile Loop Around Manhattan.

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By Melissa Dahl, Paola Chapdelaine
| The New York Times Verified
On a recent Thursday, Joe Longo got an unexpected text from a friend: “Hey, wanna run around the entire Manhattan perimeter on Saturday?” For Mr. Longo, 26, the answer was an easy yes. “How often do you get a text from a friend asking if you want to run an ultramarathon that weekend?” said Mr. Longo, who lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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Their Idea of a Fun Run? A 32-Mile Loop Around Manhattan.

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By Melissa Dahl
| Breaking One
NEW YORK -- On a recent Thursday, Joe Longo got an unexpected text from a friend: "Hey, wanna run around the entire Manhattan perimeter on Saturday?" For Longo, 26, the answer was an easy yes. "How often do you get a text from a friend asking if you want to run an ultramarathon that weekend?" said Longo, who lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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The Women DIY-ing Their Weight-Loss Drugs

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By Melissa Dahl
| The Cut Verified
Illustration: Olivier Heiligers Last fall, Miriam set a goal: She wanted to lose two pounds. “It sounds so dumb,” she told me. But at only five-foot-two, any little weight gain was visible on her petite frame, she added. If she wanted to slim down the old-fashioned way, she could have. She had done it before. She knew how to white-knuckle her way through the hunger of a 1,200-calorie day. But, she thought, why bother?
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