Running on Empty: A show I've made about running

actwithoutwords

Hello all.
I've mainly just posted in the Connemarathon thread so far, but I thought I would share this as the denizens of this forum might be interested (I've checked with the mods first).

I've made a half-hour 'radio' show about running in general, and my experiences training for and running my first half-marathon in Connemara in particular. While I hesitate to class it as comedy, it could be described as 'light-hearted'. i.e. it has a lot of silly jokes in it.

Anyway, I hope some people on here might enjoy it. All feedback/ comments etc. would be gratefully received. A youtube version is also on the way (for which I should thank Krusty_Clown for his assistance), which I will post when it is done.

A mid-twenties crisis leads to an attempt to run a half-marathon, not even a proper marathon. This show charts the hopes, dreams and inevitable disappointments of that attempt; a 'plodumentary', if you will. An exploration of inadequacy, a study in mediocrity. Not even a proper marathon.

Download mp3
(right click- save target as)

Credits:
Written and Produced by Carl Cullinane
Additional material from Paul McCourt

Music:
North Sea Radio Orchestra- Guitar Miniature [North Sea Radio Orchestra]
Jon Brion- Ok [Synecdoche, New York Soundtrack]
Yo La Tengo- Ashley [They Shoot, We Score]

All other music by Carl Cullinane.

Many thanks also to Ross Cullinane, Sarah Bragg and Doug Sklenki (http://www.youtube.com/dougsklenki).

actwithoutwords

I just thought I would bump this to include the first part of three YouTube videos, which I finally finished last night. The other two to come over the next few weeks. Apologies to bother again. Thanks to anyone who has listened so far.

Part I: The Moaniness of the Long Distance Runner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqKFBKBFyoM


EDIT: youtube embedding didn't work for some reason

ClashCityRocker

actwithoutwords wrote: »

denizens

What an utterly fantastic word that is. I'm meeting some friends for a few pints tonight, and they'll be suitably impressed I'm sure when I drop this word into the conversation.

Anyway I've downloaded the mp3, should be able to give it a listen at work tomorrow.

Krusty_Clown

Hey, enjoyed the first episode.. Particularly the comments about the Teleporter. Looking forward to the next couple.. An episodic video of your progress (vblog) would've been good too.

robinph

For the You Tube embedding do

actwithoutwords

robinph wrote: »

For the You Tube embedding do

Aha, thanks.

Here is part two for those interested, it's a lot better than the first one I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrJNBfCiReg

And here's the first one, newly embedded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqKFBKBFyoM

actwithoutwords

Sorry for the bump. This is just the last one to say that the third and final video is done. It includes a montage of the race itself featuring the work of Krusty_Clown of this parish, for which I'm very grateful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6hg7l20nIk

The entire show can also be downloaded in higher quality here, should anyone be interested: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GCYGZKX6

Thanks to all for watching, and apologies again for the bumping.