I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
> I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was > wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My > thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor > for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one > (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode > but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body > reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
> As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although > many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might > recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
I really liked the Boston Marathon episode 93 too, but I also enjoyed the "reply" or whatever Steve called it, to Gabe Sherman about those of us in the middle (or behind the middle) of the pack. Can't recall the episode number, but I was laughing out loud quite a bit during that run...
On Jun 6, 11:37 am, MartinY <martin.yan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was > wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My > thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor > for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one > (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode > but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body > reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
> As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although > many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might > recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
Personally I like the profiling episodes, Prefontaine Benoit etc I find them very inspiring, and they add some color to this thing we do and are great for LSRs
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I really liked the Boston Marathon episode 93 too, but I also enjoyed the "reply" or whatever Steve called it, to Gabe Sherman about those of us in the middle (or behind the middle) of the pack. Can't recall the episode number, but I was laughing out loud quite a bit during that run...
On Jun 6, 11:37 am, MartinY <martin.yan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was > wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My > thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor > for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one > (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode > but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body > reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
> As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although > many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might > recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
> I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was > wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My > thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor > for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one > (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode > but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body > reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
> As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although > many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might > recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
-----Original Message----- From: fdipgroup@googlegroups.com [mailto:fdipgroup@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of abdellah el harchaoui Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 11:33 AM To: fdipgroup@googlegroups.com Subject: [Fdip:473] Re: Recommend a Phedippidations episode for a newbie
One of my favorite episodes is number 92: Aduel in the sun.
On 6/6/07, MartinY <martin.yan...@gmail.com> wrote:
I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
I throw my vote in for any of the runner bio episodes. Then anything else on top of that. If they just hear a bio, they may not get the full feel for the podcast. But, the bios (in my opinion) are the best of the best, so you want them to hear one of those too. Terry Fox is a good place to start.
I agree with Alisa that episode 73, An Argument Against Road Race Purity, is fabulous. Being both a slowpoke and new to road racing, I appreciate the stand taken for the serious but not elite athlete. I also like episode 98, Running Etiquette, again because I'm pretty new to running with lots of people around me (and not to mention that Steve was kind enough to read my race report of the recent Sugarloaf (Maine) 15k at the end of the episode!). tmc
>I really liked the Boston Marathon episode 93 too, but I also enjoyed >the "reply" or whatever Steve called it, to Gabe Sherman about those >of us in the middle (or behind the middle) of the pack. Can't recall >the episode number, but I was laughing out loud quite a bit during >that run...
>On Jun 6, 11:37 am, MartinY <martin.yan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was >> wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My >> thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor >> for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one >> (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode >> but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body >> reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
>> As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although >> many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might >> recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
Strangely enough, one of the first Phedippidations episodes I listened to was the 110th BM - last year's, the one when Steve got so sick. Although the whole thing was a nightmare for Steve it was a documentary of how hard this running thing can be, how it can all go wrong and ... and yet it was so heroic. It is also full a very healthy sense of irony and humour. It says a lot about Steve's character to put something like this out.
I also think it's the best edited podcast I've ever heard by anyone.
But as a first introduction ... ? Don't know. But it worked for me!
gordon
On 07/06/07, David Peach <dpe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I throw my vote in for any of the runner bio episodes. Then anything else > on top of that. If they just hear a bio, they may not get the full feel for > the podcast. But, the bios (in my opinion) are the best of the best, so you > want them to hear one of those too. Terry Fox is a good place to start.
Steve Runner is the Paul Tergat of Podcasting. Tergat occasionally will run a bad race but rarely. The same applies to Phedippidations. Now if we can only get steve to do things in his races as consistently well as he does with his podcasts the guy would be dangerous.
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> I throw my vote in for any of the runner bio episodes. Then > anything else on top of that. If they just hear a bio, they may not > get the full feel for the podcast. But, the bios (in my opinion) > are the best of the best, so you want them to hear one of those > too. Terry Fox is a good place to start.
greetings runners. i have read a few times in the fdip posts about canada's terry fox. http://www.terryfoxrun.org/english/home/default.asp?s=1 canada has many monuments dedicated to terry fox. one of the most impressive is in thunder bay, ontario. i have seen this twice http://www.thunderbay.ca/media/hi_res/terry_fox_hi.jpg it is very inspirational. the city of guelph where i reside has a small memorial beside a tree that was dedicated several years ago when terry's family was in town. it is located beside a trail i run on from time to time. i have ran in guelph's terry fox memorial run in the past that goes past this memorial. it's not a race ... it's a run, walk, as you wish. great time had by all.
the most profound terry fox moment in my life was early one morning when i was driving north of the highway 401 on highway 35, north east of toronto, en route to lindsay, ontario in the late spring / early summer of 1980. there i was all alone pulled over on the northbound side of the road for whatever reason i can't recall. coming southbound was a runner and a motorhome. the runner turned his head to his left as did i. our eyes pierced deeply into each other's. we both smiled. we were the only two on the road early this morning. the moment lasted a few seconds, but is the memory is forever with me.
the runner continued southbound. i, the non-runner in 1980, northbound. the runner ... terry.
-----Original Message----- From: Carboman <runcarboman...@gmail.com> To: fdipgroup@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 8:33 am Subject: [Fdip:481] Re: Recommend a Phedippidations episode for a newbie
Episode 8 - Why We Run gets my vote. Isn't that the reason why we all run?
-----Original Message----- From: fdipgroup@googlegroups.com [mailto:fdipgroup@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of abdellah el harchaoui Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 11:33 AM To: fdipgroup@googlegroups.com Subject: [Fdip:473] Re: Recommend a Phedippidations episode for a newbie
One of my favorite episodes is number 92: Aduel in the sun.
On 6/6/07, MartinY <martin.yan...@gmail.com> wrote:
I am recommending Phedippidations to a few runner friends and was wondering what your opinions are on a good introductory episode. My thought is, I'd like them to hear something that gives a good flavor for the podcast. I have suggested the recent Boston Marathon one (episode 93) and possibly 94. I thought about the 2006 Boston episode but don't want them to think the entire show is about how the body reacts to distance running (just kidding Steve)!
As a longtime listener, many episodes run together for me (although many stories stand out). I'm curious as to what you all might recommend to a newbie Phedippidations listener.
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I have to agree all the ones that profiled people were inspirational but the one I would recommend for the first time listener is episode 68 Bravery. Every morning each one of us battles our own demons to achieve our goals and we all succeed when we take that first step.
Bob
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