Ask the Penguin
Once an overweight couch potato with a glut of bad habits, including smoking and drinking, at the age of 43 John "The Penguin" Bingham looked mid-life in the face, and started running. Through his popular monthly column in "Runner's World" magazine, his break-through first book "The Courage to Start" and his best selling "No Need for Speed", he has inspired hundreds of thousands of men and women to run for fun, fitness, and self-affirmation. His book, "Marathoning for Mortals", co-authored by coach Jenny Hadfield, revolutionized long-distance running and walking. This is a window into the Penguin's mind.
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| 03/09/2010 06:46 AM |
| The Long Walk Back |
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When she had the stroke, we took the approach that she was an athlete with a brain injury. The medical system wanted to treat her like an 81 woman. Their goal was getting her home to watch the soap operas in her wheel chair. OUR goal was getting her back out on the track competing. THEY said she had made all the progress she would make last August. WE said they didn't know Roselyn Bingham.
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| 03/05/2010 05:28 AM |
| Ask The Penguin: The Reverse Taper |
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When I have completed a distance Event like a Marathon or Half-Marathon, following the training plans in your books, at what stage do you go back to training after the 2 or 3 week Rest period is over?
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| 03/02/2010 05:22 AM |
| Rockin’ Hard in the Big Easy |
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I've got a rich, complex, and not altogether positive relationship with New Orleans. My first visit to the French Quarter was in the late 1970's [some of you will have to ask you parents about the late 1970's] I was in the Army Band, I was young, and I was an idiot. And - you guessed it - there was alcohol involved.
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| 02/25/2010 05:36 AM |
| Ask the Penguin: How to Get Started |
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Dear Penguin
I am a 42 year old female who hasn’t exercised in YEARS but now for some unknown reason I feel the need to be a runner. I am 70 lbs over weight. I want to run, I need to run, however I cannot run for even 5 minutes straight.
I was trying to [...]
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| 02/22/2010 02:48 PM |
| Off to the Big Easy |
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This weekend I'll be off to New Orleans for the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and I CAN'T wait. New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in the world.
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