An Accidental Athlete (John Bingham's book pre-order)

Good news!  John Bingham, better know as "The Penguin", has a new book coming out. I pre-ordered my copy of An Accidental Athlete this morning.  Looks like the release date is scheduled for August 1.  I love the way this guy motivates everyday couch [or recliner in my case] potatoes like myself to get out & hit the road running - or waddling.  If you're unfamiliar with John's work, check out his website, www.johnbingham.com.  Here's more about his new book...

Boulder, CO, USA - August 1, 2011 - 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 upcoming 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 room 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 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.