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The Penguin Family
By John Bingham on 10/03/2003 12:52:30
Let your family into a special secret - take them running with you
like my family any more; I didnt talk like my family; when the family got together to sit, I wanted to go out and run. Rather than seeing the positive changes that running was producing in my life, they saw only that I wasnt the old John
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The View From The Top
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 14:04:54
Sometimes it's a real uphill struggle to recognise that we're not reaching our potential
around, and I had lost sight of the runners in front of me. Eager to catch up, I launched an all-out effort as I began my second run interval. Everything after that is a blur.I didn’t make it to the end of the next five-minute segment before my legs
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You've Been Penguined
By John Bingham on 11/03/2003 08:43:33
You think that because we’re slow we’re not competitive? Then you’ve never been at the back of the pack
in a road race is my sense of humour. The idea of me and another runner of similar ability racing is often enough to send me into gales of uncontrolled laughter. I just cant get over the absurdity of it spending so much effort on deciding who
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Kid's Tough
By John Bingham on 11/03/2003 09:03:46
Running can make you come face to face with who you really are - or who you're going to be
was running with his heart.As he finished, as he staggered through the chutes, he still had no idea what he had done. It wasnt until later that he learned hed broken his own best effort by almost five minutes. But he had achieved so much more than that
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Environmentally Friendly Running
By John Bingham on 14/03/2003 09:58:53
Open your eyes, take a good look around, and realise that where you run is your run
your run«BR»Author: John Bingham«BR»Pics: «BR»Issue date: «BR»Keywords:«BR»Type: --Nearly everything I know about running Ive learned from other runners. Sure, Ive picked up some great training tips from books and magazines, but most of the really
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Kid's Tough
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:06:08
Running can make you come face to face with who you really are - or who you're going to be
was running with his heart.As he finished, as he staggered through the chutes, he still had no idea what he had done. It wasn’t until later that he learned he’d broken his own best effort by almost five minutes. But he had achieved so much more than that
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You've Been Penguined
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:09:47
You think that because we're slow we're not competitive? Then you've never been at the back of the pack
in a road race is my sense of humour. The idea of me and another runner of similar ability racing is often enough to send me into gales of uncontrolled laughter. I just can’t get over the absurdity of it – spending so much effort on deciding who
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The Bigger Picture
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:37:57
Racing certainties: "For me, the real joy of running and racing is finding out what I'm capable of on any given day."
, the post-race ceremony doesn’t include any awards for becoming the person you’ve always wanted to be.So my physical efforts during races may not result in many trophies, but my soul wins hands-down every time.Waddle on, friends.
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Labour Laws
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:50:18
Learn to take life - and your running - at your own pace
’re working the shovel. Let the old man yell. You just work at your own pace.” I looked at him and knew immediately what he meant. It wasn’t the foreman who was wearing me out; it was my desire to please him.I was the one who controlled the effort. I
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Past, Present and Future
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 14:55:16
You don't have to spend all your time worrying about yesterday or tomorrow - true joy can be found in the here and now
runners don’t talk to the older ones. If they did, they might see the folly in waiting too long to enjoy the sport. If they listened, they might resist the temptation to demean today’s effort on the promise of a future result. Their destinies may
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