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Skip to: Site menu. The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start. The Courage to Start: The Book. Your Courage To Start stories. Inspirational Penguin Chronicles for beginners. Penguin books and DVDs. Thinking like a runner. Pace vs. effort. You can't conquer pain. The well dressed Penguin. Common Penguin list acronyms. Penguins around the world.

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Thinking like a runner | CourageToStart.com

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Skip to: Site menu. Thinking like a runner. Getting off on the right foot means understanding enough about yourself, your life, and your willingness to commit to this new activity to begin to think about your life as a runner. It's about giving yourself permission to find the time to be a runner. Week, you really are going to run. In the beginning, running doesn't need to take a lot of time. In the first few months, try to establish a schedule. You are more likely to succeed if you find just a fe...A pro...

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Penguins around the world | CourageToStart.com

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Skip to: Site menu. Penguins around the world. Or an athletic Penguin? Can people who are fighting to lose thirty or forty pounds be athletes? Of course they can! Can people who have waited until their forties to become physically active be athletes? You bet. Can people who finish last in a race be athletes? Yes, they can. And yes, they are. The official site of John "the Penguin" Bingham. Http:/ www.johnbingham.com. Formerly The Penguin Brigade). Http:/ teams.sparkpeople.com/penguinrunners. You can't co...

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The Penguin Chronicles Archive | The Penguin Chronicles

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Skip to: Site menu. The Penguin Chronicles Archive. John Bingham's monthly column "The Chronicles", then re-branded "No Need for Speed" appeared in Runner's World magazine from May 1996 to December 2009, on Active.com, and they are now published on Competitor Magazine. You can find all of The Penguin Chronicles past columns in this online archive. 149; 13.1 and done. 149; Accidental athletes. 149; A change of course. 149; Aged to perfection. 149; A league of their own. 149; All in the family. 149; Runnin...

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

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Skip to: Site menu. 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? After all, in running and in life, the difference between success and failure sometimes comes down to a single step. Waddle on, friends. John "the Penguin" Bingham.

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Becoming a runner | CourageToStart.com

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Skip to: Site menu. Most of the changes that a more active lifestyle brings are invisible. Sure, in time you may find that your clothes fit a little differently. If you are new to running, you may find that a distance that once seemed impossible now seems easy. If you are more experienced, you may find that your long runs and speed work are yielding tangible results. At the heart of the matter, the real changes are in how you think about yourself. By discovering your limitations and then overcoming t...

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Thinking like a runner | CourageToStart.com

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Skip to: Site menu. Thinking like a runner. Getting off on the right foot means understanding enough about yourself, your life, and your willingness to commit to this new activity to begin to think about your life as a runner. It's about giving yourself permission to find the time to be a runner. Week, you really are going to run. In the beginning, running doesn't need to take a lot of time. In the first few months, try to establish a schedule. You are more likely to succeed if you find just a fe...A pro...

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You can't conquer pain | CourageToStart.com

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Skip to: Site menu. You can't conquer pain. Pain, or aches, or tired muscles, are the body's way of communicating with our brain. When the brain decides to double the weekly running mileage in order to become a better runner, the body sends a message in pain. When the brain decides to run too far or too fast, the body reacts with pain. But you can't conquer pain. You can't control it. You can't even negotiate a peaceful settlement with pain. You only delay the inevitable. Once the pain ta...I didn't real...

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Where is John? | CourageToStart.com

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Common Penguin list acronyms | CourageToStart.com

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Skip to: Site menu. Common Penguin list acronyms. Bay Area Penguins (San Francisco area). More usually known as a Bagle. The unofficial "good luck" mascot of the Penguin Brigade. She even has her own web page. Originally the Dead Runners Society (refers to the fact that the Penguin List was an off-shoot of DRS); now often used by eGroups to refer to the Penguin Brigade. Do nothing foolish" (traditionally "did not finish"). Did nothing stupid" (traditionally "did not start"). In My Humble Opinion. New Yor...