Half-Time Half-Marathon

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Von Null auf 42German (original)zum Film
Half-Time Half-MarathonEnglish (dubbed)zum Film
(Von Null auf 42)French (dubbed)zum Film
(Von Null auf 42)Spanish (dubbed)zum Film
Synopsis
"Anyone can run a marathon!" This provocative claim is often made by runners,
not only by euphoric running freaks, but also by level-headed sports doctors. The
toughest Olympic running discipline - a sport for everyman? No matter how old, fit or fat? Seven absolute non-runners
will run a marathon after only 12 months of training - and, of course, not just any one, but the marathon, in New York City! Not exactly easy for people like "Mücke" (i.e. Midge), 60 years old, 95 kilos, or Anna, 52 years old, 90 kilos, - but doable as we shall see. The
viewer witnesses the transformation of lethargic "couch potatoes" into wiry
"marathonis". Scientific interest is the one motivating force, the other is the curiosity about the mental change in the seven participants: each one of them has invested hopes and desires into the project "Marathon" - will they be fulfilled? Will they manage to integrate the training plan, which becomes more extensive every week, into their daily routine? How do they deal with setbacks? How do they resist the temptation to just take things easy again? Running the 42 miles has meanwhile joined the "top five" of the most frequently named aims in life. Moving human stories on the one hand, exciting scientific insights on the other - that is "From Zero To 42".
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Marathon
Greece
antiquity
Olympic Games
Normal Guy
Medicine
Runtime (in min.):129
Color:color
Aspect Ratio:4:3
Soundformat:Stereo
Year Of Production:2003
Certifications
   
Germany: Ohne Altersbeschränkung
Companies & Organizations
Production Company:

SWR

ARTE

Filmmakers
Directing:

Rolf Schlenker

Keywords
Marathon; Greece; antiquity; Olympic Games; Normal Guy; Medicine; Training; Live Aim; Kilometre
Categories
Sports, Track and Field Athletics, Athletes, Curiosities & Miscellaneous