Headed into tomorrow's 20 miler (I'll miss you guys, but I'll miss you more on Sunday when I'm pounding it out on my own), if you're looking for that little extra push to get you to the end, tune into SHO Time for the next few days and catch Running the Sahara.
This documentary summarizes the journey of three ultra runners who ran across the Sahara Desert in 2007-2008. In one word, this film is AMAZING. You think you're tired? Try running an average of 50 miles a day for more than three months, without a day off. In the desert. Phenomenal. I meant to watch only the first twenty minutes when I got in from Denver last night, but ended up watching the whole thing because I just couldn't stop. It is truly inspiring, and it's a great message that the limitations we put on ourselves are truly mental and not really physical. Your body can do amazing things if your brain will get out of the way and let it. I don't know if it's on the main SHO Time channel again anytime, but it's on for the next few days on all the secondary channels:
On Showtime Too
02/06/09 at 1:45 PM
On Showtime Showcase
02/08/09 at 6:45 AM
On Showtime Next
02/09/09 at 11:00 AM
On Showtime Showcase
02/11/09 at 12:30 PM
On Showtime Showcase
02/11/09 at 5:15 AM
If you can't find it, come over to my house and we'll watch it on the DVR. Seriously. You have to see this. Just be prepared to go for a run afterward!
UPDATED:
Forgot to note -- the driving force for all this is a charitable organization that they started to help fund: http://www.h2oafrica.org/
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Thanks, Corina! A guy at work told me I would love this show - I'll have to watch it before Cowtown?! Hey, I'll be sending positive energy your way tomorrow. I know how determined you are, and you'll be fine, but I'm with you in spirit! Be careful, and enjoy the time to yourself. :)
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