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An accidental athlete: a funny thing happened on the way to middle age

By John ''The Penguin'' Bingham

Book information

Publisher
VeloPress;Velo Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781937716004, 9781934030738, 1937716007
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2150589 bytes)
Pages
vi, 208 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

"John Bingham is a beloved evangelist of running. Known by fans as "The Penguin" for his gentle humor and back-of-the-pack speed, Bingham's memoir An Accidental Athlete explores with wit and poignancy his evolution from a bespectacled fat kid in the 1950s to unlikely hero of the modern running movement. Bingham remembers unfulfilled childhood dreams of athletic glory seen through Coke-bottle glasses, his unhealthy sedentary years as he chased a career, and his epiphany at age 43, when he stirred from the couch, found his mojo, became a runner, and rediscovered himself. An Accidental Athlete is a warm, engagingly written, feel-good book for the everday athlete who is sure to recognize him or herself somewhere in these pages"--

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