On January 24, 2008, the Cruisers met at a local movie theater to view Spirit of the Marathon. The documentary followed six marathon runners training for the 2005 Chicago Marathon. The film was made for a limited one-night-only release at select movie theaters, and we were very lucky that it was showing nearby. We arrived just before the movie started and found the seating to be very limited. A few Cruisers even had to sit on the floor! It was so cool to see other runners that we saw weekly on the running trail, but didn’t know their names, gathered to see the movie, too.
In addition to the featured elite runners, I was inspired watching the close-knit running groups featured in the movie. I loved seeing that one particular group met on Friday nights to “carbo-load” before their Saturday long runs. As the president and chief running officer Mother Duck of the Cruisers, I was extremely impressed! You can order your very own copy of Spirit of the Marathon by clicking on the link.
This Wednesday Spirit of the Marathon II will be showing in 600 theaters for one night only. It follows seven marathon runners as they train for and run in the 2012 Rome Marathon. Ticket information can be found here. Unfortunately, Bill and I won’t be home and won’t be able to watch it. I’m thinking we need to have another special Cruiser event so we can all watch it together once it’s released on Netflix or DVD!
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Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for a free copy of one of my favorite running books, Born To Run, by Christopher McDougall. Giveaway rules can be found in Wednesday’s post, ‘Born To Run’ Giveaway.
- Questions:
- Did you see Spirit of the Marathon?
- Do you plan to go see Spirit of the Marathon II?
- Have you entered my giveaway for Born To Run today?
Spirit of the Marathon is such an inspiring movie! Who do you relate to most? I feel like I relate most to Laurie. Barry and I went down to Bristol to see it when it was out in theaters (we have family there). Once again the only theater near us showing Spirit of the Marathon II is in Bristol. I will be out of town Wednesday night, though, and I don’t want to go see it without Barry. I will also be waiting until it comes out on Netflix (or will probably just buy the DVD when it comes out). So exciting!!
I have not seen Spirit of the Marathon, yet. I’ll probably wait until II comes out on Netflix too, since my husband is out of town for work this week. I’m going to watch the original on Netflix tonight. Seems quite fitting as I completed the first run of the training plan for my first Marathon today!
That’s the perfect way to celebrate your first day of marathon training! I wonder if Spirit of the Marathon II will come out on DVD right away… If so, I really should buy it so the Cruisers can watch it together!
I absolutely need to watch that movie. I haven’t yet 🙁
What kind of runner am I?
Are you sure the second installment will come out on DVD?
I looked yesterday on Amazon for pre-sales of the DVD and couldn’t find it. I’m just hoping it will eventually be available in that format since the first movie is on DVD.