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An Accidental Athlete

by Bingham John
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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 new book, 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 room and a conversation with a happy piano tuner led him to discover running—and changed his life for the better. Inspiring, poignant, hilarious, and heartbreaking, An Accidental Athlete is a warm and engaging book for the everyday athlete. Bingham tells stories of the joys of running—the pride of the finisher's medal, a bureau-busting t-shirt collection, intense back-of-the-pack strategizing. An Accidental Athlete is about one man's discovery that middle age was not the finish line after all, but only the beginning.
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Publisher: Ulysses Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 11, 2024

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781937716004
  • File size: 2154 KB
  • Release date: January 11, 2024

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781937716004
  • File size: 2328 KB
  • Release date: January 11, 2024

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreations Nonfiction

Languages

English

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 new book, 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 room and a conversation with a happy piano tuner led him to discover running—and changed his life for the better. Inspiring, poignant, hilarious, and heartbreaking, An Accidental Athlete is a warm and engaging book for the everyday athlete. Bingham tells stories of the joys of running—the pride of the finisher's medal, a bureau-busting t-shirt collection, intense back-of-the-pack strategizing. An Accidental Athlete is about one man's discovery that middle age was not the finish line after all, but only the beginning.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreations Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Ulysses Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 11, 2024

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781937716004
    File size: 2154 KB
    Release date: January 11, 2024

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781937716004
    File size: 2328 KB
    Release date: January 11, 2024

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English