Sweat365 » NOVA - Marathon Challenge

Post by:Brad Hefta-Gaub

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 11:44 am  |  5 Comments

In case you didn’t have a chance to see it the first time, NOVA is reshowing their documentary on running a Marathon. The show follows every day people (”generally sedentary” according to the program description) as they prepare for and run the Boston Marathon.

NOVA Marathon Challenge Team Members

Marathon Challenge - Original PBS Broadcast Date: October 30, 2007

How do you run 26.2 miles if you have trouble making it around the block? With good coach­ing, discipline, and lots of group support, as NOVA shows when it follows 13 generally sedentary people through a training regimen designed to prepare them for an ultimate test of stamina and endurance. Created in cooperation with the Boston Athletic Association®, which granted NOVA unprec­edented access to the 111th Boston Marathon®, and Tufts University, “Marathon Challenge” takes viewers on a unique adventure inside the human body, tracking the physiological changes that exercise can bring about.

You can watch a preview of the program here.

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5 Comments: :

NOVA - Marathon Challenge

April 15th, 2008 1:12 pm

nikkid says:

Thanks, Brad. I set the DVR. It’s on at 2am here in Lexington, KY! Do they really think there are many runners out there that stay up that late? Maybe get up that early :)

April 15th, 2008 4:33 pm

andreabona says:

I realy liked this show. i liked it better than the marathon movie. i watched it online at work during one of my really late nights. here’s the link…

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/marathon/program.html

April 15th, 2008 4:34 pm

andreabona says:

Here’s the link to watch it online. i really liked this show a lot - better than the marathon movie.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/marathon/program.html

April 15th, 2008 6:15 pm

goalrunner says:

Wow!! I just got done watching it and had tears in my eyes at the end. Thanks for the heads up on this. What a neat program.

April 21st, 2008 8:00 am

jimoconnor says:

Thank you, I watched it when it originally aired. I still cannot believe that Steve DeOssie did such a good job. Not bad for a former NFL lineman.

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