May 2012
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Didn’t get a place in the London Marathon ballot this year so I decided to volunteer, handing out water at Mile 16. Here’s what I learned:
The faster someone is the less likely they are to say thank you.
The friendliest people are neither the fastest or the slowest but the people in the middle.
The mass determination and spirit of marathon runners is mind blowing.
The faster you...
April 2012
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March 2012
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The Rabies Awareness Fun Run
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Breaking News: Cats don't make very good jogging... →
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Elite athletes increasingly depend on technology... →
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Ready, Steady, Act: Running In The Movies #014
The Enforcer
The traditional copy chases punk across inner city rooftops scene is given a cunning twist in this fantastic epic starring the might Clint Eastwood with the addition of criminal falling through a skylight on to a porno set. A classic.
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A NOTE TO PARENTS FROM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, HIGH... →
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February 2012
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The Rise of the Run-ch Break →
From The Daily Mail:
“Researchers found around one in 13 employees now swap their suits for jogging gear and pound the streets while their colleagues relax and eat.
And, over the course of the year, fitness-craving staff clock up an average of 468 miles while away from their desks.”
Subtext:
Loads of British workers are taking the piss out of their employers by going for...
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“It doesn’t matter how sensitive you are or how damn smart and educated you are,...”
– Tom Robbins, Villa Incognito
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1964 Tokyo Olympics Marathon
Part One
Part Two
GOLD Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia) 2:12:11:22
SILVER Basil Heatley (Great Britain) 2:16:19:23
BRONZE Kokichi Tsuburaya (Japan) 2:16:22:8
Defending champion Abebe Bikila was back and was considered the favorite, having lost only one marathon in his career to that point – the 1963 Boston race. But he had several strong contenders, among them the American Buddy Edelen, who in...
January 2012
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Keep on running: tips for withstanding winter →
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A Short History of Running In Pop Videos #014
Blackbud: You Can Run
Theme: First film of a man aggressively running towards a finish line is reversed (clever), then we see the same man in a suit similarly running in reverse. It’s clear he’s not very happy. But why? Well, he’s in a graveyard. Finally there’s a boy running backwards from what is revealed to be the scene of domestic violence. In between all this...
December 2011
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Nike Running Poster
runanddestroy:
Fin löpartypografi.
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What it looks like when the whole of London goes...
The data — indicating speed, distance and location — came from 10,000 individuals exercising between November 2010 and April this year. Thick, bright lines denote the more popular routes; duller tones show quieter paths. Favourite spots include the major parks, and eastenders keep fit along the canal ways and in Victoria Park. Who doesn’t like to run along the Thames? Parsons...
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Can Marriage Survive the Running Craze? Not... →
From People Magazine, June 1980
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“My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.”
– John Bryant
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Learn from the pros: Sprinting
OK. First of all, excuse the gut. Secondly, if you think sprinting is just running fast then you are an idiot. Thirdly don’t click the button that says “Win a Free iPad”, you won’t win a free ipad.
Things I learned from this video
1. A lot of people just want to get out there and run their fucking brains out.
2. Never pass your pocket.
3. There’s three phazes...
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Genocide, Running and Forgiveness →
“Forgiveness has allowed me to move forward. Forgiveness has allowed me to find joy. It was very hard, I had to find running. Running is my therapy, it’s my freedom. It grounds me. It makes me happy.”
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Fenton!
Just in case you’ve not seen the original…
It’s all about Fenton (or is it Benton?) - list of Fenton themed viral vids
November 2011
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The joys of running unplugged →
London 2012: The Best And Worst Merchandise →
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Ready, Steady, Act: Running In The Movies #012
Octopussy
The greatest run chase EVER. Poor 009. At least he managed to deliver the egg though.
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A Short History of Running In Pop Videos #013
WU LYF: We Bros
Theme: A group of youths (WU LYF stands for World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation by the way) are chasing across the wastelands from we know not what - a world where only pale clothes are permitted? This monster? Someone asking them to explain WU LYF’s lyrics? Manchester? A metaphor for the oppression of youth? Who knows. Anyway, it’s exhausting. When they reach a...
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Jimmy Carr's Olympics →
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How Laziness Makes You A Better Runner →
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Running on Twitter
I love Twitter. I love running.
Here’s what people are saying about running on Twitter today.
Running to the “electric punanny mixtape vol 2” sounds fun but combining with wine and shit is highly dangerous - especially as you’re already bumpin (and presumably tweetin as well). That’s four things. Too many things. I hope you declined the advice to DO IT.
Yes...
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TOP FIVE RAMONES RUNNING SONGS →
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I love the British Pathe website, lots of great vintage newsreels and among them this classic footage of the 1929 Liverpool Marathon including rather brilliantly this scene where a runner pauses and drinks from a bucket - yes a bucket. Man, I’d love to see them pull this kind of stunt at the Olympics.
Click here to watch the film.
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Mens Olympic 5000m Finals: 1948 - 1964
LONDON 1948
1. Gaston REIFF (BEL) 14:17.6 OR
2. Emil ZATOPEK (CZE) 14:17.8
3. Willem SLIJKHUIS (HOL) 14:26.8
HELSINKI 1952
1. Emil ZATOPEK (CZE) 14:06.6 OR
2. Alain MIMOUN (FRA) 14:07.4
3. Herbert SCHADE (GER) 14:08.6
MELBOURNE 1956
1. Volodymyr KUTS (UKR) 13:39.6 OR
2....
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WatchMarathon Boy