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How to Run 100 Miles

2018 USA / Duration: 28 mins
Directed by: Brendan Leonard, Aidan Haley

In 2017, Brendan Leonard signed up to run a 100-mile race, despite not being much of a runner. Why? Because his longtime friend and hero, Jayson Sime, convinced him to. And part of him wanted to test out Sime’s life philosophy, which is that you can do anything you dream up, so long as you put in the work and refuse to quit. It had worked so far for Sime, who grew up impoverished, one of six children without a father, and dyslexic. Together, they trained for endless hours, through tedium, exhaustion, joy and gluttony. And when they arrived at the starting line of the race — the notoriously challenging Run Rabbit Run 100 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado — what unfolded was about more than just a crazy dream. It was about one extraordinary friendship.

Mountainfilm 2018 Official Selection
    • Brendan LeonardDirector
    • Aidan HaleyDirector

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Nov 1 2019Marina Park - Watercolor ResortWatercolor, FLWebsite
Apr 28 2019Trinity Valley SchoolFt. Worth, TXWebsite
Apr 19 2019Dolores Community CenterDolores, CO
Apr 11 2019Penn State Great Valley Conference CenterMalvern, PAWebsite
Mar 29 2019The Pike SchoolAndover, MAWebsite
Mar 14 2019Rex TheaterOrofino, IDWebsite
Mar 8 2019University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA
Mar 1 2019Innovation DenCoeur d'Alene, IDWebsite
Mar 1 2019Gannett AuditoriumSaratoga Springs, NYWebsite
Feb 23 2019Harriett Hall – Southeast Alaska State FairgroundsHaines, AK
Feb 8 2019Columbia Valley CentreInvermere, BC, CAWebsite
Feb 8 2019Coligny TheatreHilton Head, SCWebsite
Feb 8 2019ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Feb 7 2019Frozen River Film FestivalWinona, MNWebsite
Jan 25 2019John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton CenterLake Forest, ILWebsite
Jan 22 2019Bear Tooth TheatrepubAnchorage, AKWebsite
Jan 19 2019Angel Fire RV Resort ClubhouseAngel Fire, NMWebsite
Jan 18 2019Mariner Theater at Homer HighHomer, AK
Jan 18 2019Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsScottsdale, AZWebsite
Nov 16 2018Highland Brewing CompanyAsheville, NCWebsite
Nov 15 2018Paradise TheaterPaonia, COWebsite
Nov 10 2018Montrose PavilionMontrose, CO
Nov 10 2018Durango Arts CenterDurango, COWebsite
Nov 1 2018WaterColor Marina Park AmphitheaterWatercolor, FLWebsite
Oct 26 2018The Elks TheatreRapid City, SDWebsite
Oct 26 2018Ivy Ballroom at Surf HotelBuena Vista, COWebsite
Oct 11 2018Mountaineers Seattle Program CenterSeattle, WAWebsite
Oct 5 2018U.S. National Whitewater CenterCharlotte, NCWebsite
Sep 29 2018Bellevue Youth Theatre - CrossroadsBellevue, WAWebsite
Sep 21 2018Ojai Valley SchoolOjai, CAWebsite
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