Friday, February 18, 2011

Release Date Set for the Running Documentary, MY RUN!

A few weeks back I posted about an upcoming documentary, MY RUN, that tells the amazing journey of Terry Hitchcock, a 57-year-old widower and father who ran from his home in St. Paul, Minn. to the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Atlanta, Ga (the equivalent of 75 marathons in 75  days!). MY RUN is directed and produced by Tim VandeSteeg, produced by Mark Castaldo and narrated by Billy Bob Thornton.

Well, I'm excited to announce that Indiewood Pictures and Destiny Pictures have teamed with NCM Fathom to bring the 10-time award-winning documentary MY RUN to theaters across the country on Thursday, March 31 for a one-night premiere event.

Presented in association with the online community ACTIVE.com, Lance Armstrong’s Foundation LIVESTRONG and Life Time Fitness, audiences will be able to embrace the global mission and message of the film, “Be Somebody’s Hero.” A portion of proceeds from the MY RUN Premiere event will benefit the Livestrong Foundation. A list of participating theaters and ticketing information can be found at www.FathomEvents.com/MyRun. MY RUN Premiere event tickets go on sale on Friday, Feb. 18.

Hitchcock’s uplifting underdog story has been garnering steam and is being embraced by all walks of life - families, baby boomers, single parents, cancer organizations as well as runners and marathoners. MY RUN is more than a documentary about a guy running multiple marathons; it’s a documentary about the daily marathons we all run in life.
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For more information about the documentary MY RUN, please visit http://www.myrunmovie.com/. To search to see if the movie is being shown in your area and to purchase tickets [click here]. To enter for a chance to win a free pair of tickets to MY Run [click here]. Deadline to enter is Friday, March 4th.

7 comments:

Boris T said...

That sounds awesome I've love to see it too bad it doesn't seem like it'll be making it's way into Canadian theaters.

RunnerDude said...

Hi Boris! I think it's coming out on DVD sometime after the theatre release.

CraigLikesToRun said...

Really looking forward to this. Same people that produced 'Spirit of the Marathon' too right?

Oz Runner said...

not showing in my area...bummer...

RunnerDude said...

Hi Craig! I believe that was produced by a different set of film makers, but definitely an excellent movie. If you like Spirit of the Marathon, you'll definitely love MY RUN.

RunnerDude said...

Hey Oz! Sorry to hear that man! Maybe you should get a roadtrip with some fellow running buddies and head to the nearest city showing it....or wait for the DVD soon to follow.

RunnerDude said...

Hey Oz! Sorry to hear that man! Maybe you should get a roadtrip with some fellow running buddies and head to the nearest city showing it....or wait for the DVD soon to follow.