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chasing chickens and rocky balboa

passion for running category: inspiration, running, running movies, shameless peddling on Sunday, August 14 2005

I happened upon this photo in what is rapidly becoming one of my favorite places to haunt and it immediately made me think of Adeel - a fellow Canadian from “tuh-rah-nah” who happens to be the fastest runner I “know”.

I’m wondering if this chicken chasing business really can make one a faster runner? I mean, Adeel is doing it and he’s running 16 minute-ish 5k’s, plus coach Mickey makes Rocky Balboa chase one in Rocky II and my Italian bro finally beat Apollo Creed’s ass in that movie… so?
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Just in case you’re interested, here’s today’s bit of shameless peddling brought to you by the letter A:

Rocky I has one of my favorite movie running scenes

Rocky II is not as good as the original but hey, it’s got chicken chasing!


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Comment by Dawn (aka Pink Lady)

Monday August 15, 2005 @

Ooops big chicken picture and your menu went to the bottom.

Chasing chickens may have worked for Rocky, but I bet you can guess works better for me to chase. ;-)

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Comment by deene

Monday August 15, 2005 @

First Rocky was great, I didn’t really care for the sequels, except for Yo Adrienne becoming prettier.

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Comment by Adeel

Monday August 15, 2005 @

Heh, actually, I’m HOPING to run 16 for 5k and the blog name is not a Rocky reference, it’s a Seinfeld reference.

KRAMER: Dean Jones, you wanting to talk to me?

DEAN JONES: I?ve been reviewing Darren?s internship journal. Doing laundry?

KRAMER: ?Yeah.

DEAN JONES: ?Mending chicken wire, hi-tea with a Mr. Newman.

KRAMER: I know it sounds pretty glamorous, but it?s business as usual at Kramerica.

DEAN JONES: As far as I can tell your entire enterprise is more than a solitary man with a messy apartment which may or may not contain a chicken.

KRAMER: And with Darren?s help, we?ll get that chicken.

DEAN JONES: I?m sorry, but we can?t allow Darren to continue working with you.

KRAMER: Well, I have to say this seems capricious and arbitrary.

DEAN JONES: You fly is open.

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Comment by Mark

Monday August 15, 2005 @

oh god, RIGHT! I googled your title and never found that. I guess because “Darren’s” was not in the phrase. hehe.

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Comment by Adeel

Monday August 15, 2005 @

If you want to know the truth, I’m actually terrified of chickens and large birds in general; absolutely petrified. Maybe it’s because I’m a philosophy major, but I have long struggled with the dilemmic choice of whether I would allow an ostrich to bite me in the face in order to save the lives of my parents.

Having read somewhere that ostriches are very fast distance runners does not help the cause, either.

While typing this, I have had to scan my room three times to make sure that there are no ostriches silently waiting for me to turn around. Four times.

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Comment by Mark

Monday August 15, 2005 @

You KILL me Adeel. I think you are probably safe in your home. Just watch out for large ravens at the door. :)

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