Review of Run for Your Life! (2008) by Michael W — 21 Feb 2009

I finally had an opportunity to rent this film. It's phenomenal to see how an event as luminous as the NYC Marathon started from Fred Lebow's vision.

This review of Run for Your Life! (2008) was written by Michael W on 21 Feb 2009.

Run for Your Life! has generally received mixed reviews.

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Review of Run for Your Life! (2008) by Michael W — 21 Feb 2009

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