This film covers the personal stories of professional athletes as they prepare for 2007 Men’s U.S. Olympic Marathon trials that took place on November 3, 2007. Filming took nine months in 2 countries and 15 states in order to reach the primary athletes of Abdi Abdirahman, Fasil Bizuneh, Jason Hartmann, Fernando Cabada, and Karl Dusen. Additional appearances come from Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, Meb Keflezighi, and Khalid Khannouchi. Commentary is shared from a host of running talent including Bob Kennedy, Toni Reavis, Todd Williams, Jack Daniels, Mark Plaatjes, Amby Burfoot, Frank Shorter, Mary Wittenberg, and Weldon Johnson. The executive producer for this project is Amsalu "Saul" Bizuneh, direction by Zach Starr, the associate producer is James Adducci, and to round out the crew is assistant director Jason Powers. Learn more about this production at the official website, BornToRunFilm.com.
