"The Courage to Start" is a book anyone can connect with. It's not about ultra athletes whose drive to succeed is beyond normal human levels. It's about being a joyful penguin, a runner who waddles at the back of the pack, not trying to win. For columnist and runner John Bingham, running is about play more than it is about serious-minded goals and unrealistic fitness or diet regimens. His book offers support for first timers of all ages, shapes and sizes, and urges readers to run at their own pace rather than the paces of the Emil Zatopeks and Tarahumaras of the world.
