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The Western States Endurance Run is an ultra-marathon that starts near Squaw Valley, California and winds 100 miles through the Sierra Nevada mountains along an old gold mining trail. Competitors face 100+ degree heat, 18,000 feet of elevation gain, and the dangers of running in the dead of night.
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Enjoy 3 great documentaries from 3 different 100 mile foot races:
This is an inspirational gift for aspiring ultra endurance athletes, or anyone who loves to run on trails.
Items are optionally packaged together in a gift wrapped box with a blank card. Happy long running!
On September 13, 2008, Running The Sahara's Charlie Engle teamed up with Ultra-Marathoner Marshall Ulrich for their next expedition - to push their physical and mental limits. This time the challenge was running 3,069 miles in 45 days, from San Francisco to Times Square in New York City. To accomplish this record breaking milestone, the two runners would have to average close to seventy miles each day.
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The ancient tradition of long distance trail running continues in modern times, stripped of its mythology but still potent as a transformative event.
The Bear 100-Mile Endurance Run is the backdrop for the story of two women and their emotional journey through Idaho's beautiful Bear River Mountain Range. Pushing their bodies to the limit, they strive to run 100 miles of wild mountain trails in less than 35 hours.
This inspirational film from National Geographic chronicles the attempt by three ultra marathoners to run across the entire length of Africa's Sahara Desert, tackling not only the elements, but also unimaginable physical and emotional obstacles. Their goal is to run across six African countries, anticipating two marathons per day, for eighty days... without a day off. Narrated by Academy Award winner Matt Damon and directed by Academy Award winner James Moll.
Death Valley National Park is a land of extremes. It's the driest place in the United States, the lowest place in the Western Hemisphere and, at one time, the hottest single location recorded on earth. Yet here, in this seemingly inhospitable chasm, life thrives. More than 1,000 species of plant call this park home. Several animal species here live nowhere else on earth. Journey with JT Reynolds, Death Valleys larger-than-life superintendent, from the parks highest peak, at 11,049, to its lowest point, a staggering 282 feet below sea-level, and meet the scientists who are working to protect this wild place as the mercury rises.
The Long Green Line documents the York Duke's 2005 Cross Country season as the runners seek their record 25th state title in 50 years.
"Pure Gold." -- Daily Herald
"A healthy reminder of how sports can mold young men and women into better people." -- Chicago Sun Times
The inspirational film UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days, features renowned endurance athlete and best selling author Dean Karnazes, in his attempt to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days to raise awareness for youth obesity and to get America active. A beautiful and epic journey across the United States, during which Dean pushes the limits of human endurance, inspiring thousands across the country to join him along the path while uniting people of all ages and abilities to take "the next step."
Indulgence: 1000 Miles Under the Colorado Sky features ultra-marathon phenom Anton Krupicka in a high-definition running film inspired by mountain ski and bike films. The film will offer the viewer a first-hand look at Anton's life as he trains in the mountains of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California during the summer of 2007. The film's presentation will reflect Anton's simple approach to life and running and his continued pursuit of this minimalist ideal amidst the expectations of modern society.
The 2007 Tahoe Rim Trail 50K/50M/100M Endurance Runs
A Glimpse of Heaven and A Taste of Hell has just won a Silver Remi Award at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival!
This dramatic 56 minute television special chronicles both the story of ultra running and the colorful history of this event, told by the participants and volunteers of the race.
The net proceeds from the sales of the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs DVD, A Glimpse of Heaven and a Taste of Hell benefit the Tahoe Rim Trail Association trail maintenance program, the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Parks backcountry mountain bike safety patrol and the South Tahoe and Carson City High Schools' cross country programs.
What kind of person runs 100 miles just for fun? The answer to this question lies within the documentary Massanutten: Two Runners, 100 Miles, filmed at the 2006 running of the Massanutten Mountain Trail 100 (MMT) ultramarathon, near Front Royal, Virginia. The MMT gives participants 36 hours to run the 100 mile course, ascending 19,000 feet on roads and rocky trails. The two runners referenced in the title are Gary Knipling, 62, a gregarious 9-time finisher again taking on the MMT, and Kerry Owens, 43, a steadily improving competitor returning for her third run.
A 96 year old man runs the 2nd oldest footrace in America, the grueling Dipsea race, for a world record 68 consecutive times. An American original, he has lived alone all his life on his 400-acre homestead in the Sierra Nevada foothills with no running water, electricity or house.
A documentary by Drow Millar.
The world's coldest human-powered ultra race includes a marathon, a 100 mile and a 300 mile course, following the world-famous Yukon Quest trail in an arduous journey on frozen rivers and the remote outdoors of the Great White North.
If there is such a thing as "best ultrarunner ever," Yiannis Kouros must be The Man. He owns more world records for distance than anybody. He's universally regarded as a true running champion, and Ultra-G herself also knows him as a real nice guy! This is his story.
Forever Running gives an in-depth look at the life and philosophy of the legendary Yiannis Kouros, known as the "Running God," "Golden Greek," "Pheidippides' Successor," and as the "Master of Pain." Kouros holds records from 100 miles to 1,000 miles, from 200 km to 1,600 km, and from 1 day to 10 days.
Running time: 60 minutes. Greek with English subtitles. First time ever available in the US.
THE RUNNER follows Extreme UltraRunner David Horton through the desert sun, the high snowbound mountain passes, the pain, the emotion, and his revelation. Join him as he runs more than 40 miles per day for 66 consecutive days in an attempt to set the speed record on the 2,700 mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Since the Zombies are race directors of the Hunter S. Thompson Fear and Loathing 50K/50M, they figure they ought to carry the book that inspired the race. The Zombies say: Required reading!
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken.
Based on the life of Steve Prefontaine, a young long-distance runner from Oregon who pursued the dream of Olympic gold in Munich and became one of the biggest, yet most tragic sport stars in America.
The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to Oregon University where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
