Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Review; Running for my Father

I was contacted recently by Cody, a friend of mine from the Trail Runner Club, who asked me would I mind reviewing his movie on my blog. I knew he was making a movie but hadn’t been able to get to any of the silver screen showings so I was delighted to have been asked. I replied that I would be more than happy to and a couple of days later the DVD arrived.

Having watched it twice, ironically the first time on a treadmill, to be honest I am not sure what I have to say can do it the justice it deserves.

The story follows Cody after the death of his Father. It’s not often that I am at a loss for words but it was a privilege to have been asked and to have watched Cody share the beauty of his relationship with his Father; something I aspire to have with my sons. To hear how he discovered running and in the short space of a year went from the couch to running his first marathon is inspiring enough but to see the joy and pain that the story highlights; frustration from injury, the high of his first 20 mile run and the triumph of completing the marathon one year to the day of his Father’s death is simply amazing.

If you need something to move you emotionally and physically this is the movie to do it. The movie is available to buy and all profits go to the National Brain Tumor Society. I asked Cody if I could pass on the copy he sent me and he graciously said yes, so it’s yours to the first person who wants it all I ask it that you review it and spread the word.

Here’s the trailer:



Cody is a professional musician and composer; he also worked on Ultramarathon Man and The Runner both of which I also highly recommend watching.

15 comments:

  1. Could i really be the first?! I'd love to check it out!

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  2. Loved the trailer... looks like an awesome movie! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. I just watched the trailer for the second time. I lost my mom just two months before the Chicago Marathon in 2006. An injury prevented me from running but worse I felt I had not honored her memory by missing the race. Maybe that is what drives me during the hardest part of these events.

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  4. I'll take the movie, review it, and pass it on. Amazing story.

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  5. I always like to hear what inspires people to get up and run. Will see how much this is and might buy.

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  6. Hey Stu! Thanks so much for the nice words! :) Just a bit of a shameless plug here, but you can purchase the DVD (which comes with a copy of the soundtrack among other extras) at http://www.runningformyfather.com for only $14.95! Thanks again! :)

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  7. I have it courtesy of Mr Burger but ITA with you. Great movie :-)

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  8. Wow. Looks like a great movie. I hadn't heard of it so thanks for the review!

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  9. Thanks for the review-- looks like others beat me to the free copy, but I am definitely going to buy this one. It sounds incredible.

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  10. The trailer looks great. I hope to see it someday.

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  11. Thanks Stuart - see ya in Malibu!

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  12. Looks like a great story. Now that it's on my radar, I'll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. great review :) i loved this movie too!!

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