A Passion for Running

Welcome to the home of Mark aka The Running Blogfather – a 40 year-old dad, husband and marathon runner who's beaten injury and is on the comeback trail!

as you can see, i have some work to do

passion for running category: running on Wednesday, July 19 2006

I’m putting it all out there so I’m accountable to lots of people for getting my a$$ in shape. I know the lycra shorts make the fat around my waste look even worse, but I don’t give a damn – I’m gonna trim this crap off so I look good later.

Here I go. Get to more of my “before/today” pics by clicking on the image you see below.

July 20 Edit: I will be posting my get in shape plan shortly.

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picture of an unhappy blogfather

passion for running category: running on Tuesday, July 18 2006

I’m out of shape. I know you can’t see it in this picture but let’s just say it’s a good thing I’m wearing a shirt. This is day one of a series of pics (sorry – some with the shirt off) that will provide me with motivation to get back in shape. I’m putting together a plan to make that happen. Stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the scowl.

me on july 18/06



attention slow runners!

passion for running category: funny,running on Tuesday, July 18 2006

No matter what you think, you are not slow!

The spunky senior in the above clip was estimated to be going 2.4 feet per minute but he’s not stopping! Go dude go!

To honor old spunky, I ran a slow 45 minutes today.



land of the gods: the legend of the marathon

passion for running category: inspiration,running,running movies on Tuesday, July 18 2006

There is a new running movie on the horizon called, Land of the Gods: Legends of the Marathon.

The trailer looks fantastic – a beautifully photographed film that captures the stories of a wide range of runners (beginner to elite, old and young) while they train for and run in the Chicago Marathon.

If the movie is anything like the trailer, it will be sensational.

I can’t wait.



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