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

escape the pain of their own lives. I hope that my old shoes can help someone else start a new life.That may seem like a lot to ask of a simple pair of running shoes, but I’m willing to believe that it can happen. I try to leave a little bit of a dream

at the water bottle in my hand, held out the small cup he was clutching, and gasped, “Would you mind?” I started to fill his cup, then instinctively handed him the bottle. He thanked me softly, and kept running. I don’t know what the last two miles of his

’d known when they started out. JOHN BINGHAM1. Three steps forward, two steps backI thought that once I’d started running regularly, I’d become increasingly better all the time. I thought my progress would be linear. For a while, that’s exactly what