Monthly Motivational Movie

Well it's the beginning of the month so it's time for another movie recommendation.  I hope you had a good laugh with Run Fatboy Run.  

This movie is on the serious side. It is a documentary about three men from three different countries and their amazing yet grueling run across the Sahara desert.  I like it for many reasons but the three most important ones are :
1.  August is the hottest month of the year for many of us,  yet it is nothing compared to the heat that these guys endure and it emphasizes the importance of hydrating.
2.  Like the  FATTYMUSTRUNMARATHONCHALLENGE,  these guys are from three different countries and they train in their own country but come together for Sahara Challenge. 
3.  It's hard.  These guys are seasoned runners.  You see them struggle through many of the same things we do  as  beginners.   At times they doubt their ability to finish.  They suffer injuries.  They have to overcome obstacles.

Well worth your time. If you are a member of Netflix,  you can see it here for free.

Monthly Motivating Movie

Here we are again.  This month I have chosen a comedy as my movie pick.  Not only is it a movie about running but it is funny. But wait there is more!  It is British comedy!  You know how I love my Brits. This month is Run Fatboy Run.  It stars Simon Pegg as a man that tries to win the heart back of his ex-fiance by running in a marathon. I love this movie!

Monthly Motivating Movie

As promised, here is the monthly motivating movie for June. On the first Friday of each month I plan to recommend  a running movie. My pick is coming out a few days early for a reason to be announced later in this article.  My pick for June is Spirit of the Marathon.

Courtesy of Netflix

This Spirit of the Marathon is a documentary that follows 6 runners on their journey to running the Chicago Marathon.  I love this movie because it follows 6 very different runners.You have a male and a female elite runner that are  training to win. A couple that have run a few marathons around the world.  A senior, running again and his daughter that is running for the first time. And one more female that is running her first marathon as she progresses naturally from 1/2 marys to a full mary.  Each story is unique and in many ways they are similar.  It is definitely worth a watch if you are training for a marathon, 1/2 mary or a 5K  

Haven't sold you on it yet? Well here is where I get cheesy.  BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE! While googling for a picture of the movie cover, I came across some exciting news.  There's a sequel!!!!  That's right, it was sooo good they came out with a sequel. The sequel follows runners training for the Marathon in Rome (In my dreams, that would be where I would run my first marathon.)   It is scheduled to be in theaters for one night and one night only.  Click Here  for a theater near you.  It will only be in theaters June 12th! Run and get your tickets!! That is the reason I wanted to share this one early.  I want to give you time to search for a local theater and make sure your calendar is free for that day.

Enjoy!

Monthly Motivating Movie

So starting this month, I plan to recommend one movie the first Friday of each month.  Not all will be motivating but they will be related to running.

I know, I know  this first one is obvious.  But hear me out.  I have only seen this movie once and it was about a year ago...and I hated it.  (Gasp!!!) But I did.  When it originally came out in theatres, I was too young to appreciate it.  I can hum a few notes of the theme music and I can envision men running on a beach but that is all. 

However, this movie moved many.  So many that it won 4 Oscars.  So Chariots of Fire has won the right to be my first movie to recommend. (Eventhough I hated it.)