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

One of my favourite runs begins and ends at the zoo. I usually end the run at the zoo’s lion house. There’s something magical about the big cats – the size and strength of the lions and tigers, the stealthy movements of the panthers, and the pure

around me, I found myself drawing strength from other runners. Near the end of my second hour, the leader zoomed past me. All at once – and in groups – the ‘real’ marathoners swept by, passing me on the right and the left. For the next three hours runners

the worst in himself in order to find the best.Somewhere in his eight-year-old soul he found the strength of character that he needed. And so he ran. He ran less with style and form, and more with grit and frenzy. He wasn’t running with his legs, he

the worst in himself in order to find the best.Somewhere in his eight-year-old soul he found the strength of character that he needed. And so he ran. He ran less with style and form, and more with grit and frenzy. He wasn’t running with his legs, he

had instant muscles, instant strength and instant solutions.The idea of instant solutions captivated me. No matter what Popeye had done, no matter how huge a mistake he’d made, help was only a single squeeze away. Get to the spinach, Popeye, and you