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10 Most Inspirational Runs In Film

Films have a long history of inspiring people to do powerful things, but perhaps most incredible are the stories about amazing runners. You can run, and run, and run, like the characters in these movies, with Nike's new LunarGlide+ 3 Shields. Because you should never stop running.

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Appropriately, Prefontaine portrays the rise and fall of the American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine, who was one of the premiere distance runners in collegiate history. — youtube.com

Appropriately, Prefontaine portrays the rise and fall of the American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine, who was one of the premiere distance runners in collegiate history.

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Appropriately, Prefontaine portrays the rise and fall of the American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine, who was one of the premiere distance runners in collegiate history.

Nominated for seven Oscars and winning four, Chariots of Fire focuses on two athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics: Eric Liddell, a Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice. — youtube.com

Nominated for seven Oscars and winning four, Chariots of Fire focuses on two athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics: Eric Liddell, a Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.

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Nominated for seven Oscars and winning four, Chariots of Fire focuses on two athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics: Eric Liddell, a Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.

Set in early 1960s Britain, this film tells the story of a rebellious blue-collar youth whose only real options are to go into crime or work every hour just trying to make basic ends meet. Instead, he overcome the odds and turns to running as an emotional and mental escape from it all. — youtube.com

Set in early 1960s Britain, this film tells the story of a rebellious blue-collar youth whose only real options are to go into crime or work every hour just trying to make basic ends meet. Instead, he overcome the odds and turns to running as an emotional and mental escape from it all.

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Set in early 1960s Britain, this film tells the story of a rebellious blue-collar youth whose only real options are to go into crime or work every hour just trying to make basic ends meet. Instead, he overcome the odds and turns to running as an emotional and mental escape from it all.

Against the odds, a young American Indian leaves his reservation to pursue his dream of winning gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. — youtube.com

Against the odds, a young American Indian leaves his reservation to pursue his dream of winning gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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Against the odds, a young American Indian leaves his reservation to pursue his dream of winning gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

This film focuses on Ralph Walker, a teenager who is constantly being reprimanded by his Catholic instructors. His school's running coach, Father Hibbert, once claims that it would be a miracle if anyone on his team won the Boston Marathon. Ralph takes this literally, and decides he must win the Boston Marathon for his mother to awake from a coma. — youtube.com

This film focuses on Ralph Walker, a teenager who is constantly being reprimanded by his Catholic instructors. His school's running coach, Father Hibbert, once claims that it would be a miracle if anyone on his team won the Boston Marathon. Ralph takes this literally, and decides he must win the Boston Marathon for his mother to awake from a coma.

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This film focuses on Ralph Walker, a teenager who is constantly being reprimanded by his Catholic instructors. His school's running coach, Father Hibbert, once claims that it would be a miracle if anyone on his team won the Boston Marathon. Ralph takes this literally, and decides he must win the Boston Marathon for his mother to awake from a coma.

Everyone knows the classic scene where Forrest Gump overcomes his disability and runs away from bullies, at once confronting his fears. Through running he is able to make something of himself he never thought possible. — youtube.com

Everyone knows the classic scene where Forrest Gump overcomes his disability and runs away from bullies, at once confronting his fears. Through running he is able to make something of himself he never thought possible.

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Everyone knows the classic scene where Forrest Gump overcomes his disability and runs away from bullies, at once confronting his fears. Through running he is able to make something of himself he never thought possible.

One of the many films centered on the legendary Steve Prefontaine, this biography focuses on his relationship with his coach Bill Bowerman, who later went on to found Nike. — youtube.com

One of the many films centered on the legendary Steve Prefontaine, this biography focuses on his relationship with his coach Bill Bowerman, who later went on to found Nike.

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One of the many films centered on the legendary Steve Prefontaine, this biography focuses on his relationship with his coach Bill Bowerman, who later went on to found Nike.

The only foreign film on this list, Run Lola Run is about a woman who must obtain 100,000 German marks in twenty minutes in order to save her boyfriend's life. The epic scenes definitely make you want to get out there and run with her. — youtube.com

The only foreign film on this list, Run Lola Run is about a woman who must obtain 100,000 German marks in twenty minutes in order to save her boyfriend's life. The epic scenes definitely make you want to get out there and run with her.

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The only foreign film on this list, Run Lola Run is about a woman who must obtain 100,000 German marks in twenty minutes in order to save her boyfriend's life. The epic scenes definitely make you want to get out there and run with her.

Chronicles the journey of an over-the-hill runner, Bruce Dern, who's out to compete in the Dipsea Race, a 7.5-mile long and storied race through Marin County, California. Because of his political beliefs, Dern is banned from professional competitions, and instead must conquer this race, which also runs over 2200 feet of a mountain. — youtube.com

Chronicles the journey of an over-the-hill runner, Bruce Dern, who's out to compete in the Dipsea Race, a 7.5-mile long and storied race through Marin County, California. Because of his political beliefs, Dern is banned from professional competitions, and instead must conquer this race, which also runs over 2200 feet of a mountain.

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Chronicles the journey of an over-the-hill runner, Bruce Dern, who's out to compete in the Dipsea Race, a 7.5-mile long and storied race through Marin County, California. Because of his political beliefs, Dern is banned from professional competitions, and instead must conquer this race, which also runs over 2200 feet of a mountain.

With stunning shots and unbelievable endurance, Running on the Sun is a documentary on the 1999 Badwater Ultramarathon, an absolutely grueling marathon through 135 miles of Death Valley in temperatures well above 100 degrees, and in sixty hours. — With stunning shots and unbelievable endurance, Running on the Sun is a documentary on the 1999 Badwater Ultramarathon, an absolutely grueling marathon through 135 miles of Death Valley in temperatures well above 100 degrees, and in sixty hours.

With stunning shots and unbelievable endurance, Running on the Sun is a documentary on the 1999 Badwater Ultramarathon, an absolutely grueling marathon through 135 miles of Death Valley in temperatures well above 100 degrees, and in sixty hours.

When your shoes are ultra-comfortable, it means longer runs. Like, “a marathon is just the warm-up” longer runs. Which brings us to Alice. Who puts on the LunarGlide+ 3 Shields and meets her family while, well, running.

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