{"product_id":"the-courage-to-start-a-guide-to-running-for-your-life-9780684854557","title":"The Courage to Start: A Guide to Running for Your Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.\" Take \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e first step toward fitness and a happier, healthier life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHas the idea of running crossed your mind, but you haven't acted on it because you don't think you have the body of a runner? Have you thought about running but quit before you started because you knew that you would be breathless at the end of your driveway? Well, put aside those fears because you \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e do it. John Bingham, author of the popular \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e column \"The Penguin Chronicles,\" transformed himself from an overweight couch potato who smoked into a runner who has completed eleven marathons and hundreds of road races. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForget about the image of a perfect body in skintight clothes, and don't worry about how fast or how far you go. Bingham shows how anyone can embrace running as a life-enhancing activity--rather than as a competition you will never win. In an entertaining blend of his own success story and practical advice, Bingham provides reasonable guidelines for establishing a program of achievable goals; offers tips on clothing, running shoes, and other equipment; and explains how \u003ci\u003eanyone\u003c\/i\u003e can prepare for and run distances ranging from a few miles to marathons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter all, in running and in life, the difference between success and failure sometimes comes down to a single step. Waddle on, friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e writes \"The Penguin Chronicles,\" a monthly column in \u003ci\u003eRunner's World, \u003c\/i\u003e maintains a popular Web site, and trains other \"slow and steady\" runners nationwide. He lives in Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412801196306,"sku":"9780684854557","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2402ae1f-5ffb-41e5-ab08-bb84227138fd.jpg?v=1729329032","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-courage-to-start-a-guide-to-running-for-your-life-9780684854557","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}