One of the [many] benefits of living in Boulder County, is accessibility to events like trail-running film festivals.  Of the 8 films shown Wednesday, 3 were shot within 15 minutes of my home.  Pretty sweet, huh?

Second time this month, out late on a ‘school’ nite.  Go ahead & laugh.  I’m an early riser…it’s when I do my running 🙂

Last week’s “Snowman Trek” featured 2 ultra runners I regularly follow on Twitter: Anna Frost & Tim Olson.  Outside my local AMC Theatre, Timothy Olson [was] interviewed LIVE & later, took questions before the film started.  WOW, right?

[Other runners spoke from a feed in Australia.  Lucky for me Olson is a Boulder resident.]

The Snowman Trek follows a team of Ultra-marathon runners (Ben Clark, Anna Frost, and Tim Olson) as they journey to Bhutan to set a speed record on the world’s hardest trek. Bhutan’s high Himalayan landscape is not known for athletic pursuits and its culture must be persuaded to let the runners pursue their dream. The result is a shared accomplishment and an adventure that is always teetering on the edge of total failure.

THREE featured runners took the stage in Golden for Q&A – including Moab 240 winner, Courtney Dauwalter.  If you’re not familiar with Courtney’s win last October, posted excerpts below.   240 as in 240 MILES.  Win as in OVERALL winner, more than 10 hours ahead of second place.  Talked with Courtney ahead of the festival; enjoyed her laid-back responses to questions following the film.

$20 ticket paid admission for all 8 films.  LOVE LOVE my Colorado life ❤

How Courtney Dauwalter Won the Moab 240 Outright

trailrunnermag.com/people/news/courtney-dauwalter-wins-moab-240.html

 

The Moab 240 2017 in Utah, USA finished on October 17th with a 112 hour cut-off. The course follows the Colorado River, running through canyons and into the Abajo Mountains and circling back around to the La Sal Mountains to reach 11,000 feet and finishes with the Porcupine Rim Trail back to Moab.

 

The race was won by Courtney Dauwalter from Colorado with a performance that stunned the ultrarunning community by finishing 10 hours before the first man, Sean Nakamura, arrived at the finish line. Setting a new course record of 57:55:13, Courtney slept for 21 minutes, which will take some beating.

 

Pos      Name  Time

1          Courtney Dauwalter    57:55:13

2          Sean Nakamura        67:50:10

3          Michael McKnight     68:26:38

Boundary Breaker (promo clip)

Trails in Motion Film Festival – 8 films that are certain to inspire!

 

Wednesday May 30

American Mountaineer Center, Golden, CO

6:00 – 7:00 pm – Meet and greet with 3 of the athletes who are featured in 3 of the films:

 

Adam Campbell – Adam Campbell’s life has revolved around motion. As one of the world’s top ultra runners, his mantra has been simple: ‘If you’re not moving, you’re dead’. This life of movement came to an abrupt halt on August 30th, 2016, when he experienced a near fatal accident while attempting a traverse through Roger’s Pass in BC. Adam tumbled nearly 100 feet, sustaining 4 broken vertebrae, a crushed iliac crest and deep lacerations to the bone.  Ten months later, Adam finds himself at the start line of the Hardrock 100, a hundred mile ultra race he medalled at in the past. It’s within these hundred miles that Adam discovers what he’s looking for won’t be found on the results board.

 

Courtney Dauwalter – What does it take for the human body and mind to run more than 155 miles in a day? When Courtney Dauwalter sets foot on a trail, it’s to see what human boundary she can break next. Courtney is not only the American female record holder for the most miles completed in 24 hours, She is crushing every race she races.  She won the competitive Run Rabbit Run by a couple hours and ran the last 10 miles blind.  Six weeks later she won the Moab 240 outright by more than 10 hours.  What drives her? How does she push herself to complete such a drastic feat of endurance? Boundary Breaker takes a look into the humble Courtney Dauwalter’s life and gives the viewer a behind-the-scenes look at this talented runner.