Through his popular monthly column in Runner's World magazine, his breakthrough first book "The Courage to Start" and his best selling "No Need for Speed" John "the Penguin" Bingham has inspired hundreds of thousands of men and women to run for fun, fitness, and self-affirmation. His latest book, "Marathoning for Mortals", co-authored by Coach Jenny Hadfield has revolutionized long-distance running and walking.

Once an overweight couch potato with a glut of bad habits, including smoking and drinking, at the age of 43 Bingham looked mid-life in the face--and started running. Since then, he has completed 40 marathons and hundreds of 5K and 10K races--and developed a whole new outlook.

Now there's a window into the Penguin mind. CLICK to view John's daily blog

The Great Alaskan Maritime Marathon: June 18-25, 2006
A Year's Worth of Racing in a Single Week!!

• The World's ONLY Staged Maritime Marathon
• Prologue Time Trial
• Glacier Run in Juneau
• Trail Run in Ketchikan
• Totem Run in Sitka

In between you'll enjoy the luxury of
Holland America's new ms Westedam

This event is limited to 200 participants...

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