Showdown - Elite Distance Runners Training Documentary - DVD Video

by Wit Productions

Product Features

• US Cross-Country Championship
• SHOWDOWN was shot at 24 frames per second in high definition

Product Description

SHOWDOWN DVD 5 Elite Distance Runners, One Dream is a story about five elite distance runners racing to the extreme! The recent resurgence in American distance running has begun capturing the world's imagination. For the first time in decades, US runners like Meb Keflezighi, Jorge Torres, and Abdi Abdirahman have begun competing against and often beating top competitors from Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia. Talent, discipline, strength, sacrifice - all come together in these elite runners. And in 2007, they come together again in the US Cross-Country Championship, a rough, challenging 12 km race staged in the hotbed of American endurance sports, Boulder, Colorado. "Showdown: The Race for the 2007 US Cross-Country Championship" chronicles the race to the race - showing what elites like Meb, Jorge, and Abdi do to prepare themselves for the crucible of world-class competition. This year's World Cross-Country Championship will be contested in Kenya, for the first time ever, and to get to the plains of Africa, these runners will need to succeed in the mountains of America. Can they do it? Have their athletic glories and personal experiences left them poised for victory? What will it take, and who will emerge victorious? SHOWDOWN was shot at 24 frames per second in high definition - a first in the sport - with the cinematic "look and feel" of a widescreen format, "Showdown" goes beyond previous movies in showing the lives of elite runners at the top of their sport.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000TSR6IC
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,550 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motivation for Runners!, April 26, 2008

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Kevin Lane (Norfolk, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Showdown - Elite Distance Runners Training Documentary - DVD Video (Misc.)

This is a cool video...very motivating if you're looking to expand your running video library beyond "Chariots of Fire," "Saint Ralph" and "Fire on the Track" (sorry I can't count the Pre movies). The DVD covers the training and tune-up races leading to the 2006 US Cross Country championships in Boulder...through the top competitors (Meb Kefleghzi, Alan Culpepper, Dathan Ritzenhein, Jorge Torres). Well put together, cool soundtrack, motivational quotes....highly recommend it. As a mid-pack runner, it's motivating to watch these guys run and train.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done!!, July 14, 2009

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Michael DENNISUK "cc coach" (trenton, michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Showdown - Elite Distance Runners Training Documentary - DVD Video (Misc.)

This is a neat little documentary about the 2007 National Cross Country Championship held in Boulder. It follows 5 runners in their preparation for the championship race. The race itself does not have the urgency of the 2004 Olympic Trials 5000 that was followed in the "5000 Meters: Nothing Comes Easy" but it is interesting getting in the heads of these elite runners that labor in anonimity. The 5 are Jorge Torres, Meb Keflezghi, Dathan RitzenHein, Alan Cullpepper, and Abdi Abdirhaman. The footage of the race itself, in the muddy mess of Boulder, is great! At $27 it is a bit pricey but a nice addition to your running library.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars rip-off criminals, January 15, 2012

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This review is from: Showdown - Elite Distance Runners Training Documentary - DVD Video (Misc.)

Ordered this movie from the company website. They promptly charged my debit card. Still haven't seen the movie arrive, and they don't answer e-mail inquiries. It's called stealing douchebags. I'm pissed but certainly have the energy to publicy humiliate you for being rip-off artists.