
In1959,atjustnineteenyearsofage,HarryJeromewasCanada'smostpromisingtrackandfieldstar,andwasonhiswaytotheOlympicsinRome.By1962,aftersufferingagruesomeleginjury,therewaseveryreasontothinkthathisracingdayswereover.ButJeromewasnotjustachampiononthetrack;hewasdoublydeterminedoffit.Andsobeganhisclimbtowhathiscoach,thelegendaryBillBowerman,called"thegreatestcomebackintrackandfieldhistory."Throughyearsofunparalleledpoliticalturbulence,personalchallengeandracialconflict,HarryJeromekepthisheaddownandran,displayingastrengthofcharacterandwillfulperseveranceeverybitasimpressiveashisrecord-settingathleticism.FilmmakerCharlesOfficerusesgorgeousmonochromeimagery,impassionedinterviewsandastonishingarchivalfootagetotelltherunner'striumphantstory,fromhisearlydaysinNorthVancouver,throughhisthreeOlympicsandhisunequalledstreakofrecord-breaking,tohis...WrittenbytheNationalFilmBoardofCanada

