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Tonight I watched the documentary, “Run for Your Life” which chronicles the life and work of Fred Lebow, the founder of the NYC Marathon (1970).
Three years after being diagnosed with brain cancer, Fred Lebow finally ran the marathon for the first time in 1992. I cried after watching him cross the finish line. He passed away on October 9, 1994.
If you’re running the NYC Marathon this year, I suggest Netflixing this documentary for some extra motivation.
If you live in NYC, every January there is the Fred Lebow Classic- a 5 mile race through Central Park. I ran it this past year, without knowing his entire story. Now that I do, all of this (from living in NYC to daily runs in Central Park to the NYC Marathon) has such a bigger meaning; I feel even more grateful now for just being allowed to play.
I for sure have to watch this. Thanks for posting!
A few days ago I got Saint Ralph in the mail and finally got around to watching it last night.It was a great inspirational film about running and dedication. Really gets you in the mood for running that is for sure
Set in Hamilton in 1954, Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth grader who outran everyone’s expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the Boston Marathon. Ralph is a fatherless 14-year-old with a seriously ill mother, who knows he’s a time bomb waiting to explode into greatness, except that he has no idea where that greatness will manifest itself. An unfortunate incident of self-abuse in the community pool inadvertently sets him on this road when, as penance, Ralph is conscripted to the cross-country team. Desperate to believe a miracle will bring his mother out of a coma, Ralph becomes a convert to the church of running, and determines to win the Boston Marathon.
Has anyone else seen it? What were your thoughts?
