
TheMountainRunnersisthestoryofAmerica'sfirstmountainendurance/adventurefootrace,whichtookplaceinBellingham,Washington.Firstrunin1911,thegrueling28to32mileracetotheglacialsummitofMountBakerandbacklastedonlythreeyearsduetoitsintrepiddangers.Toldinadocudramastyle,thefilmincorporatesvintageimages,historicfilm,visualgraphicsand3Deffects,andrecreateddramatizationsstaringWilliamB.Davis(X-Files,Smokingman).ThefilmiswellsupportedbyacastofCascadianhistorians,descendantsofraceparticipantsandagroupofworld-renownedexpertsintheirfield.Interviewswithmultiplecontemporarychampionathletesandauthors,including:alpinespeed-climbersandclimbingauthor,SteveHouseandChadKellogg;ultrarunnersKrissyMoehl,ScottJurek,andDougMcKeever;andSecondWindauthorCamiOstman,revealalookbackattheaccomplishmentsoftheirendurance-athletepredecessorswithastonishment...

