Spirit of the Marathon II

Spirit of the Marathon II is a 2013 documentary film directed by Jon Dunham, and the sequel to the 2008 film, Spirit of the Marathon. The film chronicles the journey seven marathon runners experience leading up to competing in the 2012 Rome Marathon. It received a onenight limited release on over 600 screens in the United States on June 12, 2013.

Cliff is a retired crosscountry coach from New Jersey who always intended on running a marathon, but never found the time after the death of his eldest son, he chose to enter the Rome Marathon. Cousins Mimmo and Domenico train together while Mimmo owns and manages Pizzeria Il Podista The Runner Pizzeria in Rome, decorated with photos of famous Italian runners and mementos of Mimmos running career. Epiphanie is a deeply Christian professional runner in Rwanda, who uses her earnings to help support her family, and whose life was deeply affected by the genocide in the 1990s. Julie, from Los Angeles, began running after a divorce and has completed many marathons, including qualifying for the Boston Marathon, and plans to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks hoping to raise both awareness of andmillion in donations for the fight against pancreatic cancer, which killed her father. Vasyl is a Ukrainian professional runner who hopes to earn a slot on his countrys Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ylenia and her husband own a small running shop in Milan, and with revenues decreasing due to competition, she finds escape in marathon training.The night before the race, the runners all prepare in different ways. Cliff sightsees, goes to church and has a pasta dinner in a restaurant, while Domenico and Mimmo have pizza, beer, and wine at Mimmos pizzeria. Ylenia relaxes with her family, while Vasyl and his girlfriend Olga prepare his sports drinks, numbering each with a kilometer marker and Vasyls bib number. ........

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