Articles by John Bingham
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Ask the Penguin: How to Get Started
Dear Penguin I am a 42 year old female who hasn’t exercised in YEARS but now for some unknown reason I feel the need to be a runner.
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Ask the Penguin: How to Taper
Dear Penguin I’m a recreational runner who hopes to complete my 5th marathon in 5:30 in about 5 weeks. I’ve reach 20 miles for
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ATP: Catching Your Breath
Dear Penguin, I’ve been running/jogging for 30 plus years and started enjoying distance training in my 50’s with 4 marathons completed.
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Southernmost Running
It’s probably about 70 degrees as I write this. I say probably because it doesn’t really matter. Here in Key West – or
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Ask The Penguin: Sweating Buckets
I am a newbie runner and I sweat a lot! So what is the “cool” or accepted form of sweat maintenance? A head sweatband? Carry a towel?
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Ask the Penguin: Taking a Break
Dear Penguin, I am looking for some insight…is it unusual to take long breaks from running?? Say 4 weeks or more?? I have been
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End of an Era
They say that time flies when you’re having fun. If that’s true then I have been having one heck of a good time. The last time
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All I want for Christmas
Fifteen years ago, long before even I had heard of “the Penguin”, a colleague and friend at Middle Tennessee State University,
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Victory For All
Most of you know that Sunday, December 13 was – in addition to race day – my 61st birthday. I never let up on the guys from
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What Happens in Vegas
These days, what happens in Vegas ends up on the internet, on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. I’m looking forward to being a part of


