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| Blog Name: | The Penguin Chronicles |
| Url: | http://penguintimes.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Vespa, Scooter, Runner |
| Description: | Whether riding or running, John’s love for the open road is inspiring. A long-time riding enthusiast, John wasn’t always so enamored of self-propelled motion. Once an overweight couch potato, John looked mid-life defiantly in the face—and got moving. Since trading the living room for the open skies, has participated in over 25 marathons and hundreds of 5K and 10K races. He has inspired a generation of new runners to find joy in walking, running, and racing. His transformation from a life of "sedentary confinement" to marathoner has become a model for people of all ages and abilities. Today, John is a columnist for Runner’s World magazine and the owner of John Bingham Racing (JBR), a road race marketing and management company. Since his column, "The Chronicles," began in Runner's World magazine in May of 1996, John has become one of the running community's most popular and recognized personalities, and has even been referred to as the Pied Piper of the second running boom. John founded John Bingham Racing, LLC in 2002 and has since produced The John Bingham Racing Half Marathon Series and the Corazon Race Series. The Half Marathon Series currently consists of the Arizona Distance Classic in Oro Valley, Arizona; The LaSalle Bank Columbus Half Marathon in Columbus, Ohio; The LaSalle Bank Chicago Distance Classic; and the Run to Victory in Randleman, North Carolina. John’s wife Jenny Hadfield, will also weigh in on occasionally trading running shoes in for two (or three) wheels. Hadfield is a published author, writer, coach, speaker and endurance athlete as well as columnist for magazines from Health Magazine, and Women's Running to Cooking Light amd the Chicago Tribune. She is also the co-owner of Chicago Endurance Sports, Chicago's largest multi-sport company. Ready for a change of direction? Find out what John and Jenny have to say about living a healthy lifestyle – and how a scooter fits in just perfectly. |
| Popularity: | 2 Followers |
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Weekend in St. Pete
Well, what would YOU do? Here were my choices. Stay at home, alone, in Chicago, in November, or go with Jenny to St. Petersburg, Florida where she was working at the Women's Half Marathon.I chose to take a busman's holiday. For those of you who DON'T know what that means, a busman's holiday is a holiday or vacation in which one does as recreation what one usually does as one's work. So, for me, going to a race on my HOLIDAY is an awful lot like what I do for a living.And am I glad I did. First off, not having any real responsibilities meant that I could run when I wanted, and how far I wanted. The result was that I got in a 3 mile walk on Thursday, a 7 mile run
Well, what would YOU do? Here were my choices. Stay at home, alone, in Chicago, in November, or go with Jenny to St. Petersburg, Florida where she was working at the Women's Half Marathon.I chose to take a busman's holiday. For those of you who DON'T know what that means, a busman's holiday is a holiday or vacation in which one does as recreation what one usually does as one's work. So, for me, going to a race on my HOLIDAY is an awful lot like what I do for a living.And am I glad I did. First off, not having any real responsibilities meant that I could run when I wanted, and how far I wanted. The result was that I got in a 3 mile walk on Thursday, a 7 mile run
Snow Thrower, Leaf Blower, and a Three-Wheeled Scooter
Those of you who are old enough to remember Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show will remember the Carnac bit that he used to do. For you youngsters, Ed McMahon would read "answers" and Carnac [Johnny] would come up with the question. It was often quite funny.Well, if the answer had been; "A snow thrower, a leaf blower, and a three-wheeled scooter", my question would have been: "Name three things that I never thought would be in my garage." And yet, they are.Garages are sacred places to gear heads. They are the cathedrals in which we keep the icons of our beliefs. They are not simply places to park our cars at night. They are not the final resting place for no-longer-us
Those of you who are old enough to remember Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show will remember the Carnac bit that he used to do. For you youngsters, Ed McMahon would read "answers" and Carnac [Johnny] would come up with the question. It was often quite funny.Well, if the answer had been; "A snow thrower, a leaf blower, and a three-wheeled scooter", my question would have been: "Name three things that I never thought would be in my garage." And yet, they are.Garages are sacred places to gear heads. They are the cathedrals in which we keep the icons of our beliefs. They are not simply places to park our cars at night. They are not the final resting place for no-longer-us
Long Runs and Sunday Rides
Sunday rides are, for motorcyclists, what the weekend long runs are for runners. They are both at once deeply personal and wildly social. They are both opportunities for quiet self reflection and rousing interaction. Having come to motorcycling as a young person but only come to running in my mid-life I have a lot more years of Sunday rides under my belt than long runs. But I understand and appreciate them both.
Sunday rides are, for motorcyclists, what the weekend long runs are for runners. They are both at once deeply personal and wildly social. They are both opportunities for quiet self reflection and rousing interaction. Having come to motorcycling as a young person but only come to running in my mid-life I have a lot more years of Sunday rides under my belt than long runs. But I understand and appreciate them both.
All In the Family
I mentioned earlier that the first motorized vehicle I ever operated, at 12 years-old, was a Sears Moped. From there I graduated to a Cushman Eagle, then a Honda 65 [which I crashed] and a 90cc Suzuki Step-Through, which I rented for a day [I was 16 at the time]. The first bike I owned was a Honda 305 Scrambler. Since then I've owned over 50 motorcycles and having worked at a motorcycle dealership for 10 years, probably ridden 1,
I mentioned earlier that the first motorized vehicle I ever operated, at 12 years-old, was a Sears Moped. From there I graduated to a Cushman Eagle, then a Honda 65 [which I crashed] and a 90cc Suzuki Step-Through, which I rented for a day [I was 16 at the time]. The first bike I owned was a Honda 305 Scrambler. Since then I've owned over 50 motorcycles and having worked at a motorcycle dealership for 10 years, probably ridden 1,
Frost on the Pumpkin
WOW. What happened to Summer? Heck, what happened to FALL? It feels a lot like Winter outside. Like the lyrics from the classic Guess Who song: Seasons change and so did I. You need not wonder why. So it's time to start thinking about running and riding into the new season.I've ridden in some of the harshest conditions on the planet. I've been to Antarctica 6 times, 5 times as a part of the Race Operations St
WOW. What happened to Summer? Heck, what happened to FALL? It feels a lot like Winter outside. Like the lyrics from the classic Guess Who song: Seasons change and so did I. You need not wonder why. So it's time to start thinking about running and riding into the new season.I've ridden in some of the harshest conditions on the planet. I've been to Antarctica 6 times, 5 times as a part of the Race Operations St
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