Christopher Mcdougall, author of the book Born to Run, was on the Daily Show with John Stewart last night. You can watch the interview in its entirety below. If you haven’t read Born to Run yet, you should – it’s a phenomenal book. You can read my review of Born to Run here. The Daily […]
Chirstopher McDougall, Author of Born to Run, on the Daily Show with John Stewart
August 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Perfect Mile: Roger Bannister, John Landy, and One of the Greatest Races of All Time
July 20, 2009 By 4 Comments
The final of the one-mile race at the Empire Games in Vancouver, Canada on Aug. 7, 1954 might just be the greatest running race of all time. The race featured two of the titans of middle-distance running, Roger Bannister of England, and John Landy of Australia. Both of these men were world famous runners, both […]
The 2009 Badwater Ultramarathon (with video)
July 17, 2009 By 4 Comments
Image via Wikipedia The 32nd Badwater Ultramarathon, presented by AdventureCORPS Inc., was run from July 13-15 2009. Although I have never run an ultramarathon, I find this race to be particularly compelling for a number of reasons. For one, the race is insanely difficult. Touted as “the world’s toughest foot race,” the course is described […]
Great Races: Hicham El Guerrouj Sets the Mile World Record
July 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
Image via Wikipedia Sir Roger Bannister was the first runner to break the 4:00 barrier for a mile run. Bannister’s time of 3:59.4 in a race in Oxford in 1954 was a monumental moment not just in the history of running, but in the history of all sport. Since 1954, Bannister’s record has been improved […]
Roger Bannister: Video of the First Sub 4-Minute Mile
July 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
I’ve recently been listening to the audiobook version of “The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It” by Neal Bascomb. The book recounts the story of Roger Bannister, John Landy, and Wes Santee as they competed to become the first runner to break the 4-minute mile barrier. It’s […]
Nike Free Commercial: Bear Butte Running Camp
June 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been running a bunch in Nike Free 3.0’s lately and came across this Nike commercial for the shoes. This takes miminalist running to a whole new level – have to give Nike credit for pushing the envelope with this ad :)
Running Humor: Running Superfans from Brooks Running
June 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
Below are a few funny videos from the Running Superfans website by Brooks Running. You can visit the site for more good stuff here: http://runningsuperfans.com/. As a parent of two little ones, the last one is my favorite. Enjoy!
Running Blisters: Horrific Footage from "The Distance of Truth"
June 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Over the past few weeks I’ve been dealing with the fallout from some nasty foot blisters resulting from running the Vermont City Marathon in the rain (see my blister photo if you dare). I thought I had it bad, then I watched this YouTube video of Ferg Hawke’s feet after his running of the Badwater […]
Video Clip: Marathon Runners on the Day After
May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’m working up a full race report on my experience running the 2009 Vermont City Marathon. In the meantime, this video clip came across my Twitter wire and it shows really well how I feel right now!
Onwards: An Animated Running Short by James Jarvis and Richard Kenworthy
May 7, 2009 By 2 Comments
Fellow runners – watch and enjoy! The animation is incredible, and I had to hunt down the background music – you can get the song “Crayon” by Caribou here. Thanks to Jessica H. on Dailymile for posting this. Onwards from AKQA on Vimeo.
Video Clip: Persistence Hunting and the Evolution of Running in Humans
April 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
***If you are a distance runner or marathoner, you absolutely have to watch this video clip – it’s amazing!*** Earlier today I posted an article about the evolution of running in humans. In that article, I discussed persistence hunting, which is a technique used in some native tribes whereby the hunter tracks and chases down […]
Watch On-line: PBS NOVA Marathon Challenge on YouTube
April 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In an earlier post I recommended the PBS NOVA documentary “Marathon Challenge” as a great show to watch for both new and longtime runners. I just discovered that Marathon Challenge can be watched on-line for free and in high-quality on YouTube: Very briefly, Marathon Challenge is an inspirational story that follows 13 formerly sedentary runners […]
Great Running Movies
April 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Every once in awhile I need a little jolt to remind me why it is that I put myself through the physical and emotional punishment involved in training for and running marathons. A good movie is one thing that can accomplish this for me. When compared to other sports, the selection of running movies is […]
Nike+ = Great Running Commercials
April 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In researching my recent posts where I explained why I prefer the Garmin Forerunner 205/305 to the Nike+ system, I do have to give Nike the nod in at least one area: they have awesome running commercials. Check these out: I have to hand it to them, Nike really are good at marketing.
