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!

honoring past runners

passion for running category: heroes,inspiration,links,running on Tuesday, November 29 2005

My Roger Bannister post from the other day got me thinking about legendary runners and that lead me to Running past – a terrific website that exists to honor those legends. It’s got facts, figures, photos and video clips of some pretty awesome running legends including Steve Prefontaine, Billy Mills, Emil Zatopek and more. Check it out!



running apparel links

passion for running category: links,running,running apparel on Tuesday, November 15 2005
Navigation

-my main running links page
-if you came here looking for a gift for a runner, you may want to check out my running gifts links page

Running Apparel/Clothes Links

I realize this is a small list. My intent with this post is to get it started so I can periodically add to it. Please let me know if you have recommendations that should be added to the list.

-The completerunning cafepress store where you can find groovy running shirts, mugs, clocks and more.
- Also check out runningbanana.com. Runningbanana specializes in putting custom quotes, inspiration and graphics on technical running shirts – running shirts you can actually wear while running or racing! You can find our own designs at runningbanana at this link.
-The Running Room is probably the most awesome running gear store you’ll ever find. Why do I like the Running Room? Because they are comprehensive, they have top quality stuff and if you have a problem with any of it, they’ll take it back with no hassle.
-Mountain Equipment Co-op has a limited selection of running gear, but what they do carry is really good stuff – classic designs with very good quality and the prices are generally very good. And yeah, they ship internationally.
-For Pose Method, and minimalist running shoe lovers, you can’t beat Puma running shoes. I, and most Pose Method runners prefer the Puma H-Street . And the bonus is that h-streets and Pumas in general are about the coolest lookin’ things going!
-Jeff from breakingthetape recommends roadrunnersports.
-Ever thought about wearing a skirt while running (I’m talking to the ladies!)? Look no further, runningskirts.com is here.



running gear links

passion for running category: links,running,running gear on Tuesday, November 15 2005
Navigation

-my main running links page
-if you got to this page looking for a gift for a runner, you may want to check out my running gifts links page

Running Gear Links

I realize this is currently a very small list. My intent with this post is to get it started so I can then add to it. Please let me know of sites that should be added.

-Do running shirts qualify as running gear? Perhaps technical running shirts huh? Check out runningbanana.com. Runningbanana specializes in putting custom quotes, inspiration and graphics on technical running shirts – running shirts you can actually wear while running or racing. You can find our own designs at runningbanana at this link.
-The Running Room. Probably the most awesome running gear store you’ll ever find. Why do I like the Running Room? Because it is comprehensive, has top-notch stuff and if you have a problem with any of it, the RR will take it back with no hassle.
-Jeff from breakingthetape recommends roadrunnersports.
-Polar makes (in my humble opinion), the best heart rate monitors. Mine is the Polar 625X – it monitors heart rate + speed+distance. No wonder they call it a running computer!
-Aaron would likely argue my choice for Polar. He uses a Nike heart rate monitor and a Timex/Garmin Bodylink system for speed+distance monitoring.



running movies links

passion for running category: links,running,running movies on Sunday, November 13 2005

You’ve reached my running movies links page. Links to movies about running are shown below. Click on running links if you want to get back to my main running link page. A movie about running makes a great gift for the runner in your life. For other ideas, check out my running gifts links page.

Please let me know if there is a movie not on this list that should be added by leaving me a comment. Thanks!

Documentaries/Dramatic Documentaries About Runners

Fictional Dramas About Running

Instructional Running DVDs

Dramas With a Running Sub-Plot

Movies with Running Scenes in Them



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