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Growing Young Gracefully
By John Bingham on 10/03/2003 12:35:33
Running can be the way to release the big kid inside you
I was an old man when I started running. Not that 43 is all that old, its just that I was living an old mans life in an old mans body, dreaming an old mans dreams. Im much younger than that now.Before I started running, I could count the years of accumulated excess like the ...
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Getting Real
By John Bingham on 10/03/2003 12:52:30
The route to becoming a 'real' runner is often a lot shorter than you think
Readers of this column know that I like to run marathons. Not that I have any particular skill or success at that distance. For me, a good marathon is one that I finish. A great marathon is one that I finish in under five hours. And Ive had very few great marathons.I tell you th...
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As The Penguin Flies
By John Bingham on 10/03/2003 12:52:30
If you're running solo and feeling blue, think of yourself as part of a community - there are a lot of fellow runners out there who are just like you
It started long before it began. The idea was as eloquent as it was simple and perhaps a tad outrageous: stuff a couple of pairs of running shoes and a change of clothes into the saddlebags of a motorbike and head across country in search of new roads and new friends. As with ...
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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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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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Getting Real
By John Bingham on 06/08/2003 16:11:57
Until you exorcise the memories that keep you from succeeding, there's no point in exercising your body. You can be the best runner you can be, if you're realistic about your abilities and your goals
This section is adapted from No Need For Speed - A Beginner's Guide To The Joy Of Running, by John Bingham. Buy this book!You may be uncomfortable hearing that no one can tell you what your fitness goals should be. No one can tell you how much
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Dedication To The Run You Love
By John Bingham on 29/09/2004 16:27:43
Discipline is important, but you'll need more than that if you want to enjoy running for the rest of your life
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
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21 Today
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:40:24
Running his 21st - and favourite - marathon, the Penguin tells us what it was like pacing the 'Get-You-Rounders' over this year's Flora London Marathon course
pace group makes clock-watching a serious activity. Despite my admonitions, there are those who are intent on finishing their marathon as quickly as they can. Their motivation escapes me.I understand why those near the front are tempted to run as fast
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Our Bodies, Our Selves
By John Bingham on 08/08/2003 15:35:34
You can’t trade your body in for a new, improved model. Accepting the natural strengths and weaknesses of the body you have is the key to becoming the best you can be
This section is adapted from No Need For Speed - A Beginner's Guide To The Joy Of Running, by John Bingham. Buy this book!Many adult-onset athletes believe that living an active lifestyle would be easier if they could trade the body they have
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Lessons Learnt
By John Bingham and Julie Welch on 04/08/2002 13:08:11
We're so good to you... two well-known (once-)beginners share the secrets they learnt the hard way
Each and every new runner is unique, as are their experiences.But while we cant tell you everything you need to know, we can at least give you a good start. Here, John Bingham and Julie Welch offer you an insight into the things they wished they
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