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Jim Fixx

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The Resume

    (April 23, 1932-July 20, 1984)
    Raised in Hardwick, Vermont
    Wrote 'The Complete Book of Running (1977)' and 'Jim Fixx's Second Book of Running: The Companion Volume to The Complete Book of Running (1980)'
    Died of a heart attack while jogging at age 52

Why he might be annoying:

    He was obsessed with jogging.
    He failed to take a stress test as advised by his doctor.
    The test would have shown he was primed for a heart attack.
    An autopsy revealed that cholesterol had blocked three coronary arteries, one at nearly 100%.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When he took up jogging he also quit smoking.
    He shed over 50 pounds.
    'The Complete Book of Running' became the best-selling non-fiction hardcover book of all time.
    He helped create a surge of people that sought physical fitness through jogging.

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 30 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 50.75% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 478 Votes: 69.87% Annoying