A quick glance at the running movies that I am aware of gives me men as the lead characters. Are there any running movies that have women (Greta W., Joan S.B., Catherine N., etc.) as the main characters?
Thanks.
Looking to inspire young women as well as young men.
Coach K.
super inappropriate but strictly speaking a correct answer to the question: Personal Best
'Debbie does (the) Dallas' (White Rock Marathon)
Spirit of the Marathon features Deena Kastor (along with many unknown marathon runners). A documentary is currently being made about Catherine Ndereba: WinCatherine. The film has been halted due to lack of funding, but if you google "Catherine Ndereba documentary" you can learn more about it.
Billie (1965)
Billie is a teenager who, with the help of rock 'n roll music, can outrun every boy on the high school track team much to the dismay of her politically motivated father.
The Hasay movie will be awesome!
Can't wait for the Hasay movie... how she overcomes the ODDS.
I agree about Spirit of the Marathon. It's a fun movie, and Deena's great in it. It may not directly deal with track or XC, but you can point out that Deena was a track/XC star before you went up to the marathon.
Here is the most updated link which lists over 20 running films relating to women: http://www.runningmovies.com/topic/women.htm
Here is the most updated link which lists over 20 running films relating to women: http://www.runningmovies.com/topic/women.htm
Have you seen Run Like a Girl? That's pretty good. Those of us looking for books and movies about female runners can't be too picky. We (apparently) just need to be thankful for whatever we can get.
I've thought for years that someone needs to write a Once a Runner equivalent about a female runner, but the majority of the running nerds (or is it geeks?) tend to be guys, so they produce more of the running-themed books and movies about guys like themselves, or what they wish they were.
You could make a pretty good movie about Doris Heritage or a character based on her. I still think one of the best running books out there is The Silence of Great Distance: Women Running Long, which features Stephanie Herbst, but that book also focuses a lot on the Dark Side of women's running.
I liked "Lady Warriors" that's mentioned on that list.
One of the best made-for-TV movies I've seen is "The Loretta Claiborne Story," about one of the top Special Olympians, with a really great performance in the title role.
The Gail Devers Story, I think it is called "Run for the Dream".
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I liked "Lady Warriors" that's mentioned on that list.
what about Road Warrior (think south park)
You could make a nice movie out of "Finding Their Stride" by Sally Pont
I saw Billie about forty years ago on the afternoon 4:30 movie and had almost forgotten about. When I saw the trailer my memory bank overflowed; I had a crush on Patty Duke (I liked her as Cathy better) I now need to see a trailer of "The Jerico Mile"
"Golden Girl" with Susan Ashton.
Run Like a Girl