"...a person doesn't become a runner because someone recommends it. People basically become runners because they're meant to."
- Haruki Murakami

Pete's Links


 



Check out dailymile - it's a free, on-line training log and a super motivational site. It's kind of like Facebook for runners.

Featured Races



2010 Capital Area Race Series



 Supported by the Granite State Racing Team (GSRT)

 

Running Videos


Just a selection of cool running videos that I've collected over the past few months.


PBS-NOVA Marathon Challenge

NOVA takes 13 sedentary people through a nine-month regimen designed to prepare them to run the Boston Marathon. Video is presented in it's entirety and in high quality. Full screen mode is available.




Onwards

An animated running short by James Jarvis and Richard Kenworthy - Awesome! You can get the background song, "Crayon" by Caribou, here on Itunes

Onwards from AKQA on Vimeo.


Why Humans Evolved to Run: Persistence Hunting

This is a video of a persistence hunt of a Kudu by Kalahari tribesmen showing why humans are among the best distance runners on the Earth. Taken from The Life of Mammals by the BBC and David Attenborough.




Classic Races

Roger Bannister breaking the 4-minute mile barrier. Read more about this race on Runblogger.



Roger Bannister and John Landy running "The Perfect Mile." Read more about this race on Runblogger.




Running Commercials

A collection of running commercials.