The Film

Film Synopsis:
America's best distance runners- the favorites, the dark horses and the underdogs- challenge themselves, each other and the world. The documentary follows six runners over nine months of intense training and world-class competitions and explores the sport of professional running through their personal stories. Each athlete is vastly different - two are naturalized citizens, one an Ivy League college graduate, two are American Record Holders and another a former food stamp recipient. But all shared a common goal: representing the USA in the 2008 Beijing Games on the National Marathon Team.