movie review: “running for my father”

on February 6, 2009

a few (or maybe more… sorry again burger for being a slacker!) weeks ago burger asked me to review the dvd “running for my father” and i wish i wouldn’t have waited so long.

not being a real movie buff, i tend to rate movies just by how they make me feel. running movies in particular, i tend to rate by how many tears i shed during them. well this one definitely gets high marks from me (as i wipe my eyes).

i don’t want to give the story away (because i think you all need to go get your own copy) but if you need a bit of inspiration to get yourself out the door, definitely watch this. cody’s dedication, determination, and passion are something we can all look up to and strive for. he has an amazing, touching story that i am so glad he shared with all of us.

congrats cody for an amazing journey and movie!! i know i will be looking back on this story and pulling from it during some future runs and races.

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24 Responses to “movie review: “running for my father””

  1. Run Mommy February 7, 2009 at 4:18 am #

    I will try to check it out!

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  2. Shannon February 7, 2009 at 4:20 am #

    Next time I’m in Blockbuster, I’ll check it out.

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  3. Carlee February 7, 2009 at 4:47 am #

    thanks for sharing I definitely want to see it

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  4. Marlene February 7, 2009 at 5:16 am #

    I’ve been meaning to pick up a copy – thanks for the review! I’m sure I’ll be a blubbering mess… Run Fatboy Run made me cry!

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  5. Jess February 7, 2009 at 5:54 am #

    I’ve never even heard of it; I’ll have to check it out, thanks.

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  6. Denise February 7, 2009 at 6:15 am #

    Thanks for spreading the word…I’ll have to watch this.

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  7. Marci February 7, 2009 at 6:37 am #

    Thanks for the review! I must watch this!

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  8. Melanie February 7, 2009 at 6:39 am #

    lol at Marlene’s comment, i think i did too. I’ll have to check it out! Thanks for posting your review!

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  9. teacherwoman February 7, 2009 at 7:31 am #

    I will have to watch that movie! Thanks for the review, Aron!

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  10. Jamie February 7, 2009 at 8:11 am #

    I’ll have to watch! Thanks for letting us know :)

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  11. joyRuN February 7, 2009 at 8:17 am #

    It's 11:17am EST, & I still haven’t run. I’m in dire need of any motivation!

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  12. Sarah February 7, 2009 at 8:35 am #

    I keep hearing good stuff about this. I think I’m going to check it out!

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  13. Joe February 7, 2009 at 8:40 am #

    Thanks for reminding me about this movie. I’ve been wanting to pick up a copy.

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  14. Scheri February 7, 2009 at 9:25 am #

    I will check it out. Thanks!

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  15. Abby February 7, 2009 at 9:35 am #

    I want to be asked to review movies!

    I’ll check this one out – sounds great.

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  16. cody@codywestheimer.com February 7, 2009 at 9:37 am #

    Hey Aron -

    Thanks so much for the nice words! Hope to see you at a race sometime soon! :)

    Cheers,

    Cody

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  17. NiC February 7, 2009 at 1:02 pm #

    When i watched PRE with my cross country team in HS we all balled our eyes out… running movies are sad!

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  18. Tara February 7, 2009 at 2:14 pm #

    can’t wait to see it!

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  19. Running and living February 7, 2009 at 6:52 pm #

    Thanks for the review, will check the movie out! Ana-Maria

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  20. Beth February 7, 2009 at 8:05 pm #

    Definitely looking forward to checking out this movie

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  21. D10 February 8, 2009 at 5:52 am #

    have heard only good things about this! Well done Burger. I am not a real movie buff either and base movies the same was as you.

    Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

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  22. M*J*C February 8, 2009 at 8:20 am #

    I’ll have to check it out, lots of time for movie watching now!
    I’ve been enjoying catching up on your blog, you’re doing awesome!

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  23. Roisin February 8, 2009 at 6:24 pm #

    As soon as I have cash to spare, I’m on it! Gotta get my collection ready for marathon training this summer.

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  24. Burger February 8, 2009 at 7:11 pm #

    Thanks for doing this Aron – you rock!

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