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An Accidental Athlete: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Middle Age

Known by fans as ”The Penguin” for his back-of-the-pack speed, John Bingham is the unlikely hero of the modern running boom. In his book ”An Accidental Athlete: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Middle Age”, the best-selling author and magazine columnist recalls his childhood dreams of athletic glory, sedentary years of unhealthy excess, and a life-changing transformation from couch potato to ”adult-onset athlete.” Overweight, uninspired, and saddled with a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoking habit, Bingham found himself firmly wedged into a middle-age slump. Then two frightening trips to the emergency department and a conversation with a happy piano tuner led him to discover running - and changed his life for the better. In turns inspiring, poignant, hilarious, and
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Known by fans as ” The Penguin” for his back-of-the-pack speed, John Bingham is the unlikely hero of the modern running boom. In his book ” An Accidental Athlete: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Middle Age”, the best-selling author & magazine columnist recalls his childhood dreams of athletic glory, sedentary years of unhealthy excess, & a life-changing transformation from couch potato to ”adult-onset athlete.” Overweight, uninspired, & saddled with a pack-&-a-half-a-day smoking habit, Bingham found himself firmly wedged into a middle-age slump. Then two frightening trips to the emergency department & a conversation with a happy piano tuner led him to discover running
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LED - Light Emitting Diode - a small light source

t-shirt - A buttonless shirt pulled over a persons head to cover most of the torso.

speed - A measurement of how fast an object travels between two points

running - A sport or hobbie of moving rapidly on foot. Can also refer to the running of equipment or run time refering to the length of time an applicance can run or the quiet running of an applicance.

Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.

Shirt - an item of clothing. Shirts are worn over the shoulders and are buttoned together at the front. Shirts also have a collar.

LED - Light Emitting Diode. A bulb that is very efficient at producing light. Often small.

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