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Ask the Penguin

Once an overweight couch potato with a glut of bad habits, including smoking and drinking, at the age of 43 John "The Penguin" Bingham looked mid-life in the face, and started running. Through his popular monthly column in "Runner's World" magazine, his break-through first book "The Courage to Start" and his best selling "No Need for Speed", he has inspired hundreds of thousands of men and women to run for fun, fitness, and self-affirmation. His book, "Marathoning for Mortals", co-authored by coach Jenny Hadfield, revolutionized long-distance running and walking. This is a window into the Penguin's mind.

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