Films/Documentaries about Running

nellocono

There is a good thread around here somewhere about some of the best books on running. I don't always have the time or patience for reading so would like to hear all your thoughts on what are some good films/documentaries based on running...

Some that I have seen so far:

Spirit of the Marathon - documentary following a variety of athletes (elite and not so elite) in the quest to complete the Chicago marathon. Not a bad watch to get you inspired to run a marathon

Without Limits - Film based on the life and trials of Steve Prefontaine who is hailed as one of the greatest ever. Quite enjoyable!

Marathon Man 50 states, 50 days - Dean Karnassis - OK

Running the Sahara - 3 blokes who decide to run across the Sahara desert - Worth a watch was a bit scripted though I think

Run Fat boy Run -

rovers_runner

Run for your life: Fred Lebow story
http://www.fredlebowmovie.com/

Toughest race on earth with James Cracknell
http://www.discoveryuk.com/web/toughest-race-on-earth-with-james-cracknell/

nerraw1111

nellocono wrote: »

Running the Sahara - 3 blokes who decide to run across the Sahara desert - Worth a watch was a bit scripted though I think

The last 15 minutes of that is unreal in terms of "Wait, he's not really trying to do that...is he?"

I haven't seen these but Unbreakable is supposed to be brilliant. It’s about the 2011 Western States 100.
http://www.ws100film.com/

A Fine Line – about Killian Jornet is also supposed to be good, getting decent reviews. http://www.summitsofmylife.com/en/

rom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF3EA3Ygy2U endurance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ6jwXIVjgo running on the sun

tunguska

This is the kind of film that makes grown men cry........Great film.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salute-DVD-Peter-Norman/dp/B007RO8WWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1357146996&sr=1-1

woodchopper

tunguska wrote: »

This is the kind of film that makes grown men cry........Great film.

I nearly cried when I seen you wearing that silly hat yesterday!

tunguska

woodchopper wrote: »

I nearly cried when I seen you wearing that silly hat yesterday!

I dunno woodie the girls kind of like the hat. Maybe I'll get you one, cant guarantee you'll look as good as me in it though.

RacoonQueen

Town of runners, endurance, the athlete, running in the sahara(maybe a bit too American), defining moment.

G-Money

Running to the Limits. About a guy called Alex Vero who goes from 16 stone to trying to qualify for the Olympic marathon team.

Although he doesn't look that heavy even at 16 stone!

Outside

I really enjoyed "Running Madness", you be able to watch it for free here: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/3652/Running-Madness-

More focused on the long distance stuff, a lot of interviews/footage from the Western States 100. Some interesting characters in it!

woodchopper

tunguska wrote: »

I dunno woodie the girls kind of like the hat. Maybe I'll get you one, cant guarantee you'll look as good as me in it though.

Your right I doubt I would look as good as you in a hat but back in my day I was more concerned with running fast than looking good. Whatever floats your boat I suppose

ultrapercy

Defining Moment is a very good insight into ultra running and the famous Sparthatlon in particular. Even tho Sparthatlon not something I thought I would be interested in, since I watched the film its been nagging at me.Very inspiring film no mater what distance you run. Also watched one of those 30 for 30 docu films about Terry Fox which was very good.

nerraw1111

Outside wrote: »

I really enjoyed "Running Madness", you be able to watch it for free here: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/3652/Running-Madness-

More focused on the long distance stuff, a lot of interviews/footage from the Western States 100. Some interesting characters in it!

Watched that the other night. It's very good.

PaulieC

That Killian jornet film is available for download from the website above for 6.99 EUR, which is a great deal, considering it's 19.99 for the DVD.
Unbreakable download is the same price as the DVD i.e. $29.99.

I've downloaded the Killian film (2GB, approx. 53 mins running time) and the quality looks to be just slightly less than full HD @ 960 x 1920.

snowman224

G-Money wrote: »

Running to the Limits. About a guy called Alex Vero who goes from 16 stone to trying to qualify for the Olympic marathon team.

Although he doesn't look that heavy even at 16 stone!

For anyone that's interested..

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/documentaries/running-to-the-limits-part-1/7923.html

nerraw1111

cambo_gueno wrote: »

That Killian jornet film is available for download from the website above for 6.99 EUR, which is a great deal, considering it's 19.99 for the DVD.
Unbreakable download is the same price as the DVD i.e. $29.99.

I've downloaded the Killian film (2GB, approx. 53 mins running time) and the quality looks to be just slightly less than full HD @ 960 x 1920.

Unbreakable is taking it's time uploading their HD video. Can't understand the delay. No point downloading the SD version if the HD is going to be released a day later or so.

ecoli

Looks like there could be a new one on the scene soon though I dunno how much it will delve into the running aspect;

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/angelina-jolie-direct-wwii-film-unbroken-universal-192333993.html

PaulieC

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Unbreakable is taking it's time uploading their HD video. Can't understand the delay. No point downloading the SD version if the HD is going to be released a day later or so.

The HD downloads have been sitting on 0 stock for a couple of months now. SD version is still the same price though. I might just order the DVD though. At that price I prefer to have something physical

rom

snowman224 wrote: »

For anyone that's interested..

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/documentaries/running-to-the-limits-part-1/7923.html

Really enjoyed this. Nice to see what a positive mental attitude will do and how he used the negative feedback to drive him on even harder and thanking them

PaulieC

Just watched Summits of My Life by Killian Jornet. It covers him doing two traverses of Mont Blanc, one east to west with skis with an extreme skier and the other, a south to north by himself, running. There were lots of arty, shallow focus shots of course and loads of amazing vistas of the Alps. He seems a very humble individual who lives a simple life. Needless to say he's an animal on the hills...

spurious

The John Akii Bua Story

overpronator

Youtube vid about a raw vegan fruitarian who did the 153 mile spartathlon in Greece recently. He had a DNF in 2011 but came back this year. Entertaining video, seems like a nice lad. He also has a load of other race videos from his various ultras over the years, worth a watch.

nerraw1111

Unbreakable in HD is finally up. It's a decent film. Was expecting a bit more race footage but the narrative is done well.

"In the High Country" trailer. About Tony Krupika.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW8ChGMLYhQ

rom

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Unbreakable in HD is finally up. It's a decent film. Was expecting a bit more race footage but the narrative is done well.

"In the High Country" trailer. About Tony Krupika.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW8ChGMLYhQ

have you a link to the full movie ?

ChickenBalls

snowman224 wrote: »

For anyone that's interested..

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/documentaries/running-to-the-limits-part-1/7923.html

It seems to jump to Part 3 for some reason - does it work for anyone else?

rom

ChickenBalls wrote: »

It seems to jump to Part 3 for some reason - does it work for anyone else?

yes its a problem. you need to skip through the parts to find the other parts like I could only get part 4 from going to part 2 or something like that. All the parts are there.

rom

All basic stuff but I like this video series as he explains basic concepts well.

http://www.youtube.com/user/intelligentrunning?feature=watch

nerraw1111

I Run Far has done a list of films this week, mostly Ultra.

http://www.irunfar.com/2013/02/ultrarunning-films.html

rom

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2013/mar/01/ten-best-running-documentaries

Cabaal

Watched Unbreakable : The Western States 100, the other night, I liked it, insane bunch of people

Fianna Fowl

ESPN 30 for 30 on the legend of a human being that was Terry Fox