Starring Crystal Bernard, Esai Morales, Casey Sander, and Tom Atkins, based on the true story of Olympic marathon hopeful Ellen Hart Peña as she faces the end of her career as she battles anorexia and bulimia. She tries to hide her eating disorder from her husband, Federico Peña, the mayor of Denver, who is constantly in the publics eye. When her condition gets worse, she reveals her secret to her husband and undergoes treatment. She is able to overcome her illness with the love and support of her family. Filming took place in Boulder Colorado primarily on the Walter Orr Roberts Trail and adjoining trails around the mesa. The highlight of her running was her 11th place finish in the 1984 Olympic marathon trials were she ran 2:35:04. In 1998, President Clinton named Ellen Hart Peña as a member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. She appeared on the January 2000 cover of Runner’s World and later that year filed for divorce, which was described as amicable, after 12 years of marriage. This drama was originally an ABC movie-of-the-week and has been broadcast on Lifetime for Women television. This movie was directed by Jan Egleson and has never been released on video for commercial sale.
