Meet Peter Segal, National Team Captain of the Healthy Schools Campaign Athletics Team!

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Peter Sagal, the quick-witted host of NPR’s humorous weekly quiz show, Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!, and an accomplished marathon runner, is serving as National Team Captain of Healthy Schools Campaign's 2008 Charity Athletics Team.

"I started running seriously as a mid-life crisis," says Sagal, a father of three young girls. "And we just can’t afford to wait until our kids turn forty before they get inspired to exercise."

"There are so many artificial amusements for children these days, which distract them from what they would naturally love, namely, running around like maniacs," adds Sagal. "I'm happy to help bring the message to kids and schools that a little maniacal running around is a great thing."

Read the "I'm a Runner" interview with Sagal from Runner's World magazine »

Members of HSC's team just before running the 2007 Chicago marathon (from left): Roger Moore, Arlene Sagan, National Team Captain Peter Sagal, Susan Sloan and Beth Preston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Team Captain Peter Sagal (left) with HSC's Cheryl Kaplan and Deputy Director Mark Bishop