I Want to Run - The Toughest Race in the World ( I want to run - Das härteste Rennen der Welt )

I Want to Run - The Toughest Race in the World (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: I want to run - Das härteste Rennen der Welt
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
89 min + 60 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Achim Michael Hasenberg

Written By:
Achim Michael Hasenberg

Actors:
Achim Heukemes ..... Himself
Stéphane Pelissier ..... Himself
Elke Streicher ..... Herself
Robert Wimmer ..... Himself

Synopsis:

It is one of the hardest races and the longest endurance run from Bari, South Italy to the North Cape: 4500 km without a break, 70km per day, 64 stages. Fitness is not enough, only your mental strength lets you keep fighting... Nights spent in gyms, kindergartens or swimming baths on own mats, without accompanying service teams, no closed streets during the racing day...
Athlets come from more than 30 different countries, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden a.m.m. In the extreme long-distance run the performance expectations were turned upside down. It's not just about physical fitness but also about who can master this huge challenge in their head. Women become dreaded opponents of men. Ideal age is 40 - that's when mind and body are equally strong. The only pro athlete is 58. We accompany him along with one of the fastest Ultra-Marathon women runner in the world, a hairdresser from Toulouse, a family father affected by multiple sclerosis, a housewife from Tokyo and two Swedish officers. For most participants there is only one aim: run and arrive!

In 2009 started the hardest and longest footrace in the world: an average run of 43 miles/day, 64 total stages, no days off, for a total of 2,800 miles from southern Italy up to the North Cape in Norway. Nights were spent in gyms, kindergartens or swimming baths on own mats, there where no accompanying service teams, no closed streets during the racing day... The performance expectations were turned upside down. It's not just about physical fitness but also about who can master this huge challenge in their head. Women become dreaded opponents of men. Ideal age is 40 - that's when mind and body are equally strong.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 April, 2013.