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Run, Swim, Renew How an act of rebellion became an annual New Year’s Day celebration of health, friendship & blessings. By Amby Burfoot

paint, and some are regulars like Jan, the giant Scotsman, who runs in a kilt. Along the running route, hundreds of locals welcome us with hearty “Happy New Year” greetings. We reply in kind, and much louder. The group hangs tight until we’re just a block from the beach, where the youngsters break ranks to sprint toward the frigid sound. They dash single-ﬁle through a paparazzilike gauntlet of folks with smartphones who capture the madness in photos and video. We older, more wizened participants slow to a walk. What’s the hurry? I can’t say for sure what others think about our footrace/Polar

Bear Plunge. For me, it’s become my favorite day of the year: I get to act like a child, festooning myself in Hawaiian leis and tooting on horns. I see old acquaintances, often for the only time all year. I immerse myself in freezing, 38-degree Jan. 1 waters, a baptismal if there ever were one. I give thanks for my family’s health, and my own.

Nothing is guaranteed at this point. I am in my late 60s, so I know this too well. Last November, I came down with a rare bacterial infection. Many days I could barely get out of bed. Websites termed the condition “potentially fatal.” As Jan. 1 approached, I mustered enough resolve to attempt the run, but decided to pass on the swim—for the first time ever. I showed up at the start, and settled quietly into the middle of the pack. It felt comforting, familiar. As we approached the shore, my mood brightened even more. I slowly shed my sweats and shoes. A moment later, I bolted helter-skelter into the waves. Just like every other year. My wife has long treasured an Isak Dinesen quote: “The cure for anything is saltwater: sweat, tears, or the sea.” In this case, it worked: On Jan. 3, my illness lifted. I don’t know what will happen at this year’s event. We could get smacked by a Polar Vortex or need ice axes to hack through frozen floes. Whatever. I only know that I will be there, to run and swim. And that afterwards, I will feel resilient, connected, energetic, optimistic. I can’t imagine starting the New Year any other way. Runner’s World editor-at-large Amby Burfoot is the 1968 winner of the Boston Marathon, which he has run roughly every five years since.

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n New Year’s Day, 1969, two buddies and I ran ﬁve miles to the Long Island Sound near our hometown of Mystic, Conn., and then plunged into its icy waters. We saw this as an act of rebellion, a radical aerobic protest against the day’s empty resolutions. What can I say? This was the 1960s, and we 20-somethings were all demonstrating against one thing or another. What started as a whim has become a ritual: Almost 50 years later, I’m still running and swimming on Jan. 1. But I’m no longer protesting, I’m celebrating—my health, my friendships, my many other blessings. That ﬁrst time, we weren’t sure we would survive the plunge. I recall the knot in my throat as I raced across the beach, the sharp prick of frozen sand against my bare feet. We recovered by screaming as loud as we could, cramming into my VW bug with its heater blasting, and slurping hot soup in a friend’s kitchen. In recent years, despite our deliberate disorganization—no entry form or fee, no website, no Facebook page or Twitter feed—our little duathlon of sorts has drawn a ragtag group of over 200 participants, roughly ages 8 to 80. Some are still tipsy from the previous night’s antics, some are nearly naked high school kids in Speedos, bikinis and body

Runners en route to their New Year’s Day baptism; the author emerges from the Long Island Sound in 2009 (below).

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In addition to bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, serve mini waﬄes and breakfast sausages. Or try a “Hash Bash” (such as the one pictured at right) with store-bought frozen hash browns. “Line up mason jars with forks and have guests build their own hash mash. Guests can spoon in sautéed onions, red pepper, sausage and hot sauce to their liking,” Giuliani suggests.

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The likeable on-air A MeMORABLE personality whose production company created the TV hits Keeping Up Ryan Seacrest doesn’t have with the Kardashians, many New Year’s Eve memories that don’t involve Dick met Clark during AmeriClark, whether it was watching can Idol ’s second season, him host his famed show as a and for a dozen years, boy or joining him on-camera as an adult. Seacrest absorbed his “One of my most memorable idol’s wise counsel. moments in Times Square was “In the beginning, after the first year that I had what drove me was to be hosted with Clark, who suffered a stroke the year before [in able to make enough to 2004]. I wasn’t sure what to expay my rent pursuing pect,” he says. “I wanted to do something that I love to everything I could to give him everything he needed, considdo,” he says. “Now my ering how he was feeling, so I motivation is to put on was nervous about accomplishgreat shows and try and ing that. maintain some sort of “When we finished, he gave me balance in my life.” this long look in the eye and told me to come over. I came For years, he wouldn’t over and he looked at me again stop for lunch, so he and gave me this really big, would eat while standwarm hug. He leaned into my ear and said thank you. It was at ing, walking or meeting that point that I realized that he with others. “Now I realfelt good about the night and ize that it’s OK to take a that I may have the opportunity to do this again.” second,” says Seacrest, who remains a bachelor. So, how would he celebrate if he weren’t hosting the world’s biggest New Year’s Eve party? “I’d do something on a much smaller scale,” Seacrest says. “A small dinner at home with my family and friends. Nothing too crazy!”

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Outfit guests with celebrity event planner Mary Giuliani’s “Hangover Preparedness Kits”—a wine gift bag filled with everything they will need to make the next day a touch brighter: coconut water, Advil, a soothing eye mask and lip balm.

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A: Schneider, 54, went from sweet hunk Bo Duke on Dukes of Hazzard to devious Judge Jim Cryer on The Haves and the Have Nots (Tuesday nights on OWN), created, written and directed by movieTV mogul Tyler Perry. “I come from a long line of sarcastic people,” he says. “We’re not mean, but we’re fairly witty. So when I get to turn that guy free as Jim Cryer, I even make Tyler Perry look out from behind the monitor and go, ‘Oh my, gosh—did you really say that?’”

Does starring in Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce give newlywed Lisa Edelstein second thoughts about marriage? —Peter A., Burbank

Stowe, 56, took a break from playing Victoria Grayson on ABC’s Revenge to take on a subject that strikes close to home: multiple sclerosis.

1. Cohen, 46, rescued and fell in love with a beagle/ foxhound mixed breed, which he named Wacha, after St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha.

This is the first time you have spoken out publicly about multiple sclerosis. Why now? “My father suffered from it from the time I was very young and he had a very rapid progression of the disease. MS was very hopeless when I was a child.” What do you hope people take away from Genzyme’s Lights, Camera, Take Action on MS campaign? “We’re going to be having a series of meetings around the country with MS patients and their caretakers. It’s my hope that they can become more informed about their options.” You’ve had some heavy confrontations with costar Emily VanCamp on Revenge. When you finish a scene like that, do you laugh to break the tension? “Sometimes it’s emotional, because after four years of playing these characters, you start to take on [their] darkness a little bit.” What is on your bucket list of things still to do? “I would really like to go to Patagonia. I would really like to flamenco dance. My daughter [May] is a great flamenco dancer. I would like to learn more about that culture. My family all descends from Spain.”

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A: No, but the former House star, 48, who married for the ﬁrst time in May of this year, says she has ﬁrsthand experience when it comes to divorce: Her husband, artist Robert Russell, was in the middle of a marital breakup when she met him. She says her new show— which airs Tuesday nights on Bravo—is "super smart, honest storytelling.”

2. A baseball fanatic, he faced his fear of looking inept and played in a Major League Baseball celebrity game. 3. He hung out with Sarah Jessica Parker on Broadway, Madonna on a cross-country ﬂight, and attended Carnival in Rio de Janeiro with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

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DISH Prepaid Card: Offer valid for activation and installation of qualifying DISH service during promotional period. Must activate service by calling 1-888-423-9165 and provide Offer Code GET150. Allow 6-8 weeks after service activation for Prepaid Card delivery. Offer Code required at time of order for service, prior to activation. Limit one Prepaid Card per DISH account activation. May not be combined with other select offers. After service activation, visit www.mydishrewards.com or call 1-877-682-1215 to check the status of Prepaid Card and for applicable restrictions for Prepaid Card usage. Cards are issued by Citibank, N.A. pursuant to a license from MasterCard International and managed by Citi Prepaid Services. Cards will not have cash access and can be used everywhere MasterCard debit cards are accepted. DISH is not responsible for Prepaid Cards unclaimed after 180 days of eligibility. Important Terms and Conditions: Promotional Offers: Require activation of new qualifying DISH service. All prices, fees, charges, packages, programming, features, functionality and offers subject to change without notice. After 12-month promotional period, then-current everyday monthly price applies and is subject to change. ETF: If you cancel service during first 24 months, early termination fee of $20 for each month remaining applies. Additional Requirements: HD Free for Life: Additional $10/mo HD fee waived for life of current account. Requires continuous enrollment in AutoPay with Paperless Billing. Premium Channels: 3-month premium offer value is $135; after 3 months, then-current everyday monthly prices apply and are subject to change. Blockbuster @Home requires Internet to stream content. HD-only channels not available with select packages. Installation/Equipment Requirements: Free Standard Professional Installation only. Leased equipment must be returned to DISH upon cancellation or unreturned equipment fees apply. Upfront and additional monthly fees may apply. Miscellaneous: Offers available for new and qualified former customers, and subject to terms of applicable Promotional and Residential Customer agreements. State reimbursement charges may apply. Additional restrictions and taxes may apply. Offers end 1/14/15. © 2014 DISH Network L.L.C. All rights reserved. HBO®, Cinemax® and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. STARZ and related channels and service marks are the property of Starz Entertainment, LLC. FROZEN © Disney Enterprises,

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