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The Courage to Start: A Guide to Running for Your Life

Autor John Bingham, B. Ingham, Jenny Hadfield
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 1999
"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." Take your first step toward fitness and a happier, healthier life. Has the idea of running crossed your mind, but you haven't acted on it because you don't think you have the body of a runner? Have you thought about running but quit before you started because you knew that you would be breathless at the end of your driveway? Well, put aside those fears because you can do it. John Bingham, author of the popular Runner's World column "The Penguin Chronicles," transformed himself from an overweight couch potato who smoked into a runner who has completed eleven marathons and hundreds of road races. Forget about the image of a perfect body in skintight clothes, and don't worry about how fast or how far you go. Bingham shows how anyone can embrace running as a life-enhancing activity -- rather than as a competition you will never win. In an entertaining blend of his own success story and practical advice, Bingham provides reasonable guidelines for establishing a program of achievable goals; offers tips on clothing, running shoes, and other equipment; and explains how anyone can prepare for and run distances ranging from a few miles to marathons. After all, in running and in life, the difference between success and failure sometimes comes down to a single step. Waddle on, friends.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780684854557
ISBN-10: 0684854554
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 140 x 215 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Ediția:Original
Editura: Touchstone Books

Notă biografică

John Bingham writes "The Penguin Chronicles," a monthly column in Runner's World, maintains a popular Web site, and trains other "slow and steady" runners nationwide. He lives in Tennessee.

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Take your first step toward fitness and a happier, healthier life.

Has the idea of running crossed your mind, but you haven't acted on it because you don't think you have the body of a runner? Have you thought about running but quit before you started because you knew that you would be breathless at the end of your driveway? Well, put aside those fears because you can do it. John Bingham, author of the popular Runner's World column "The Penguin Chronicles", transformed himself from an overweight couch potato who smoked into a runner who has completed eleven marathons and hundreds of road races.

Forget about the image of a perfect body in skintight clothes, and don't worry about how fast or how far you go. Bingham shows how anyone can embrace running as a life-enhancing activity -- rather than as a competition you will never win. In an entertaining blend of his own success story and practical advice, Bingham provides reasonable guidelines for establishing a program of achievable goals; offers tips on clothing, running shoes, and other equipment; and explains how anyone can prepare for and run distances ranging from a few miles to marathons.

After all, in running and in life, the difference between success and failure sometimes comes down to a single step. Waddle on, friends.


Descriere

From the popular columnist, this inspiring handbook proves that anyone can enjoy the physical and psychological benefits of running as long as they possess the courage to start. Line drawings.

Cuprins

CONTENTS
Introduction
Part One: The Courage to Start
CHAPTER 1
The Courage to Start
CHAPTER 2
Getting Off on the Right Foot
CHAPTER 3
Body of Evidence
CHAPTER 4
Great Expectations
Part Two: The Next Step
CHAPTER 5
Becoming an Athlete
CHAPTER 6
Runner's High
CHAPTER 7
The Next Step
CHAPTER 8
Finding the Balance
Part Three: The Road to Victory
CHAPTER 9
The Starting Line
CHAPTER 10
Race Relations
CHAPTER 11
The Finish Line
CHAPTER 12
The Time of Your Life
Part Four: Running for Your Life
CHAPTER 13
Sharing the Joy
CHAPTER 14
The Warrior Penguin
CHAPTER 15
Failing to Fail
CHAPTER 16
Running for Your Life
Index