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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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Q+A: How should I tackle my first marathon?
By John Bingham on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
one minute walking for every 5-10 minutes running. As Im sure everyone has told you, the biggest danger lies in going out too fast. Enforced walking breaks will help you avoid this pitfall and will also help you to finish more comfortably.Finally, do
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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
but to continue to the top. And that you’d know for sure when you reached it.Not being the best hill runner in the world, I thought I’d use some strategy. I opted for a combination of heart-rate monitoring and run/walk intervals. My thinking (and I use the term
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The Power Of One
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:25:11
You can't run anyone else's race for them, even if you always train together. Ultimately, running is something that you just have to do for yourself
miles away.Now what? I was having a great day. Maybe the best I’d ever had. I wasn’t running any faster than usual, having settled into a solid five-hour pace, but I felt strong and comfortable. I was well-prepared, and I wanted the medal. For a minute
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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
was made greater by the glorious weather. If there has been a more beautiful day for a running tour through the beauty of London, I can’t imagine it. So, as in past years, at mile 24 I gave in to my soul and walked serenely for the remaining two miles
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Tied Up In Nots
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 14:58:06
If you only focus on what you won't do, you can't expect a positive outcome from your running
Recently I received an e-mail from a woman who hoped to become more active. She wanted to start walking and running, maybe even compete in some local 5K or 10Ks. She thought this might be a good way to lose weight and feel better. Not a bad plan
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Forced Retirement
By John Bingham on 27/07/2004 16:16:58
It can be hard to stop - even when you know it's the best thing to do
It isn’t always easy being a runner. It isn’t always easy being the Penguin. Sometimes it’s almost impossible to be both and to be true to either.One of the canons of the Penguin philosophy is that running – all running – is joyful in its own right
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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
Many runners are too tense. They’re tense before they run, while they run and after they run. But it’s not their muscles that are tense – it’s their heads. Rather than running in the present tense, they’re always running in the past or future.Men my
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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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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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