i saw this movie with a friend who run a marathon with me and and we both have the same feeling about it represent it wasn not terribly motivate and and do not even broach the idea of what a training schedule would look like and so that non marathoner could have an idea of what it would take for them to train and run one . in fact there be almost zero technical information at all . i do not expect this to be a tech heavy instructional video and but when that info be near zero then the film just wasn not balance and and wasn not particularly useful to non marathoner contemplate their first run . there be other problem . some of the very first image be people collapse near death while try to run a race . yeah and real inspiring . the timing be also hard to follow and because it be semi chronological and but the filmmaker rarely give you any good clue a to what point in time you be look at . and they withhold information . you see that kantor have an injury and and you just assume it from all her training and but then several scene later they finally clue you in that it because she trip over a pine cone in her yard . some part be very good and though and like the bit about a woman defy race official who want the run to be men only and and the coverage of a chicago race where two of the runner portray earlier be vie for first place . off the top of my head and i be thinking of other chronological documentary and like supersize me and and grass and where you always know where you be and and you feel like they tell you everything you want to know . in short and it wouldn not have be hard to make a good marathon film and and a it stand i can not recommend this to non marathoner to educate and motivate them to try one and because i do not think it will have that effect .