the objective reasons for my failure. I’d run a very difficult marathon, as a training run, only four weeks beforehand. I’d run a marathon-pace half-marathon the week before. I’d also taken two international trips in four weeks, and had come down with a
Extract from No Need For Speed by John Bingham (Rodale International Limited, £8.99). To order direct from Runner's World for the special price of £7.99 (inc P&P), call 0800 731 0622 and quote 55174-0.Those who know me well know that I enjoy
In the December issue of RUNNER’S WORLD, we introduced you to three intrepid volunteers willing to let us train them up from being absolute beginners to running the Flora London Marathon in April. You’ll be pleased to know that, after six weeks
where youve been, where you are, and where you want to be. John Bingham, aka the Penguin, writes our monthly column, The Penguin Chronicles. He has broken five hours for the marathon and since 1998 has taken our Get-You-Round Team in Training pace
at himself and puts himself out there in The Penguin Chronicles, his avidly-read monthly column in RUNNERS WORLD. Bingham has also written two books (his latest No Need For Speed: A Beginners Guide To The Joy Of Running will be published in the UK
my friend wants to do is train for a marathon, or anything like that. Three or four miles a day, every other day – that’s his thing. Speedwork? Forget it. Train at the track? No way. Just make the activity a little more palatable, he asks. Please
little tenderness Sure, runners have to deal with occasional aches and pains. Especially beginners. However, these are temporary complaints, and don't lead to long-term damage. Last summer, the Archives of Internal Medicine published a study on a group
