A Passion for Running

Aaron and I are excited about stuff we’ve got going on at completerunning. First, we thought long and hard (okay, it took all of 5 seconds) on a new mission statement and this is what we came up with:

We love our new mission which, when we think about it, is really not so new at all. We’ve just formalized it into some fancy words that have been guiding what we’ve been doing all along.

Along with the new statement, we did a complete overhaul of the home page. It’s now powered by WordPress and we’re quite happy about how it is coming along. On the CR home page, you’ll find a growing information resource, a place to find cool running stuff, and the hub of our domain. You can even do a google search for everything we have to offer (including all of the completerunning blogs) from there. It’s finally becoming what a home page should be so please stop by, let us know what you think and tell us if there is anything you’d like to see added!

Oh, and make sure you tell your friends and families about the home page. It’s a great place for people to get gift ideas for that special runner in their lives.

Forbes recently came out with a list of what it believes are the top 20 athletic achievements of all time. At the top of the list is Sir Roger Bannister – famous for breaking the 4-minute mile barrier. To be sure, Bannister’s achievement is legendary but I wonder if it belongs at the top of the list. Personally, I might choose Lance Armstrong’s 7-time domination of the Tour de France (2nd on the list) over Bannister’s record, simply due to how long I think Armstrong’s record will stand compared to Bannister’s. What do you think?

The Forbes list is here and I’ve provided the remaining of the top six achievements below:

-Jesse Owens: Four World Records In 70 Minutes
-Nadia Comaneci: Seven Perfect 10s
-Joe DiMaggio: 56-Game Hitting Streak
-Muhammad Ali: Three Heavyweight Titles

I picked on Nike and Oprah in my last post so why not Adidas today.

Adidas updates its computer controlled running shoe

Great, just great. Let’s do everything we can to weaken our feet and get them further and further disconnected from what nature intended – to make contact with the ground.

Forgive me Oprah. You are the goddess of daytime tv and someone I respect very much but I think you’ve missed the point on something.

On November 21st, Oprah Winfrey aired her annual Favorite Things episode. It was a very good show (I’ll take one of those cool new black iPods please!), but I got a little miffed at one of her choices – not so much because of the fact it was on the list as for the reason it got on the list. (Read on …)