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Showdown - Elite Distance Runners Training Documentary - DVD Video

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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.

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.

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.