“The Miracle isn’t that I Finished. The Miracle is that I had the Courage to Start” John “The Penguin” Bingham How did an overweight, 43 year old couch potato who smoked and drank and had a clumsy gait like a penguin end up completing 40 marathons, hundreds of 5K and 10K runs, become the author of several best selling books… Read More
Sandcastle Promises
Above my desk, hanging from ribbons, are two bronze medals that are mine. One is a medal for a woman’s triathlon and the other is for a marathon that I completed with a group of supportive friends. The medals hang there to remind me that with perseverance, commitment to my goals, and hard work I can do whatever I set out to… Read More
Slow Cooking Frogs
You can do anything you want in life, you just can’t do everything all at once. ~ Bobbi LaBelle Hanging above my desk on a bright red ribbon, is a large heavy square bronze medal. It is one of my most treasured possessions. Engraved on it are the words: 24th Columbus Marathon October 19th 2003 FLAT FAST FUN It was fun…. Read More