Race Across The Sky

[Tri Girl]

I just got back from the one day showing of the movie "Race Across the Sky." It's the documentary of the Leadville 100 mtn bike race from this year. It was AMAZING!!! Although I can't ride my mtn bike for 3 miles without crashing, and I'd surely die a horrible death on Columbine Pass- I kinda want to do that race now...
I've always known it's an extremely tough race, but I have a million times more respect for all those racers after seeing that movie. Wow!!!
If you have a chance to see it- I highly recommend it.

[Bike Chick]

I just got back from it too and it was great. It was so inspirational and emotional. Was it just shown tonight across the country? It would be too bad if the folks that missed it wouldn't get a chance to see it.

[TrekJeni]

It was very moving on many levels. I think the real winner was the woman that came back to finish after nearly dying 14 months prior from that accident. I tried googling her story when we got home but I forgot her name. I was also inspired by the woman with MS. Rock it ladies.

One question - how am I going to start altitude training when I live at 540 feet?

[Bike Chick]

Guess we will have to move to Colorado I still think Lance looked behind him for the pace car when his tire flatted.

You are right, the stories about those women were truly inspirational as well as many others. Don't tell me you didn't wipe a tear when they had to turn the older gentleman back at the 4 hour cut off then we find out at the end of the movie he had just had a double knee replacement.

[Tri Girl]

Oh I cried like a baby when they were stopping people at the 4 hr cutoff.
I also cried when that woman told her story of being hit by the car (drats, but I can't remember her name either).
I loved the RD. He was too cute!! I've got one word for you: digdeep.
I like when he said at the pre-race meeting: "we didn't do all this work so you could come out here and be a cry baby." hee hee. I like that man!


I wonder if they'll show it again if there is interested in it? I think they said to go to the movie site and tell them you liked it. www.raceacrossthesky.com

Did you look at the Leadville 100 Leadman and Leadwoman? If you do all 5 events you get bragging rights for life. You have to do the 100 mile mtn bike ride, 100 mile trail run, a trail marathon, a 10K run and a 50 mile mtn bike ride. Can you believe a human can do that (all events are within a 3 week period I believe?). Cooky crazy (and yet, when I retire and can live at altitude- I'm jumping on that like a spider monkey).

[crazycanuck]

I've not seen this film but people know before they enter an mtb event that there are cut off times.

At the 100k enduro we did a couple of months ago riders had to be at a certain km point by x time..if you weren't there then your race day was over. The time cut off (not to mention the HILLS!!!) was the main reason I did the shorter distance this time round.

Sure hope this doesn't mean more roadies who can't handle real singletrack and getting dirty start mtn biking.

[Jiffer]

My husband sucked me into going to see it. I was one of few women in a sea of men. Weird! Lots of people from our club there, so that was kind of fun. I haven't gotten into mountain biking yet. I did a short ride on Dh's mtb a while back, with clips and everything. It was interesting. I could see getting way into it if I were a better climber. If only mountain biking didn't involve, well, MOUNTAINS!

But the movie did inspire me to try it some more, even if only short rides on not too steep of terrain. If only Dh and I could BOTH ride together and not "share" his bike. Can't afford another bike right now and, if we could, I'd be upgrading my road bike ... which is currently my Christmas wish.

Awesome movie, though. Very inspiring, even for road cyclists. "You're stronger than you think!" That's the main thing I took away from the movie. Hence, my new mantra.

[ClockworkOrange]

Oh wow, I just watched the trailer, what spectacular views too.

I so hope we get to see the film over here in the UK, I just did a search but came up with zilch!

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