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Sports Film of the Week: Running for Jim

Grab the popcorn and prepare to be inspired by this week’s pick.

Title: Running for Jim

Director: Dan Noyes & Robin Hauser Reynolds

Released: 2013

Plot: When Jim Tracy, the most decorated high school cross-country coach in California history, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2010, his team resolved to make history in his name. The story of their remarkable fight to the finish made headlines around the world.

What the critics said: “‘Running for Jim’ will make you want to go out and do something, dammit, don’t just sit there and dream about it, or put your dreams aside. (Scott Ostler, San Francisco Columnist)

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