Are You as Fit as President Bush?

George W. Bush is said to be our fittest president,–physically anyway. How fit is he? Click here to read Bush’s medical history. The chief executive claims to run an average of three miles, four times a week, and to run each mile in 7 to 9 minutes. Hmmm, lots of leeway there; most runners will tell you that three seven minute miles isn’t bad for man of Bush’s age, but three 9 minute miles is nothing to brag about. Whatever the real number is, Bush’s alleged times were impressive enough to present a personal challenge to writer Brad Dickson, who set out to beat the pres. Read about Dickson’s quest in the L.A. Times.