After five hard days of hard work, the weekend is about to begin! Today, Xiaobian will recommend a few documentaries about running to runners, so that you can watch a cool weekend!
Run your own steps and see the lives of other runners. A few of the documentaries below may give you a new understanding of running!
The Spirit of Marathon
The film chronicles the story of 6 runners — 2 elite and 4 age group runners — training for the 2005 Chicago Marathon. The whole film is like a brief history of the marathon, digging into the personal story of each runner. Each runner chooses to race for different reasons, but each story moves the audience, which also includes Castor's first victory.
《ELIUD》
The short documentary Eliud focuses on the world marathon record holder, three-time London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge. The short film is an ordinary day in January 2019, Kipchoge in a marathon training camp in the Kenyan town of Kaptagat, the theme of the short film is teamwork, but it is not difficult for you to glimpse the efforts and self-discipline of the world's top marathon runner from this less than 10 minutes of film, and some netizens call him "ascetic training". Kipchoge, who has received countless honors on the marathon track, lives in the boot camp no differently than anyone else.
"Mind Desert Marathon Crossing Race"
The Atacama Desert in South America, known since ancient times as the "Road to Death," is hosting a marathon where runners carry their food and run 250 kilometers, relying only on their legs. They'll climb off the rugged and terrifying peaks outside the country, cross the rushing water on the plains, and run for 7 days on a track in extremely poor condition, just to achieve their goals.
Buckley Marathon: Races that Devour Young Souls
The Barkley Marathon is definitely a scary marathon. The founder of this marathon, though not cynical, at least not a bodhisattva. He's just a sadist. 100 miles, in fact, the whole journey is 210 kilometers. It takes to climb about two Mount Everest heights. The tracks are mostly wilderness trails, some covered with thorns. Bad weather such as high winds, heavy rain, hail, and smog can occur at any time. Only compass and map, GPS is not allowed. Finished in 60 hours. What the contestants have to endure is physical and mental pain, loneliness and despair, and even hallucinations that ordinary people cannot imagine. The entry fee for the Barkley Marathon is only $1.60. If your application is successful, you will receive a letter saying, "We regret to inform you that you have been selected for the Buckley Marathon. ”
Runner's Town
Ethiopian runners won three gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals in long-distance running and marathon events. In particular, half of the winners were from Bekogy, a poor town of less than 20,000 people in the country, and were discovered by the same coach. Athletes from the local area have so far produced ten Olympic gold medals and have broken ten world records. In this film, the audience will follow two girls, Ha Hui and Yanami, to see how they can get out of their lives by running.
《Breaking2》
After 6 months of scientific training, the three of the world's top long-distance runners aim to break the two-hour barrier of marathon pulling. About Breaking2, three champion marathon runners, Eliod Kipchog from Kenya, Leliza Desisa from Ethiopia, and Zesenne Tadessee of Eritrea, will work with a team of elite physiologists to try to break all the barriers and complete the feat of humanity running a marathon in two hours.
The above 6 films are very suitable for runners to watch at home in the boring time. Together with Xiaobian, make a cup of tea, take out your own snacks, and enjoy the "home" comfortably.
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