tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9340837555520588992024-03-13T19:24:39.375-07:00Miles & Trials: Dream Big, Run FastWendyCity Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16948290593271290911noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934083755552058899.post-7140845428576218152012-11-11T15:43:00.000-08:002012-11-11T15:43:56.661-08:00Chicking the Guys<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"Miles & Trials" star Christina Overbeck-Crawford (wearing blue) placed 6th this weekend against some VERY tough competition in the <a href="http://redlizardrunning.com/cross-country-series/" target="_blank">Stumptown XC Race</a> in Oregon. Then she jumped into the men's race for an extra workout "to humiliate us a bit further," said our friend Dave Ross, one of the guys in this photo! Wish Christina luck because in a few weeks, she's running the <a href="http://www.osaka-marathon.com/index_en.html" target="_blank">Osaka Marathon</a> in Japan as part of the <a href="http://www.osakacity.org/en/chicagoOffice/news.aspx?newsid=854" target="_blank">Osaka-Chicago Sister Marathon</a> trade :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This much! Getting a big, fat needle in my spine (an epidural steroid injection for disc degeneration and spinal stenosis) wasn't enough to keep me from watching the Olympic women's 10,000m track finals on my laptop at the hospital. Check out the attached photo of me and my very patient nurse :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(p.s. Happy to report that I lived, and that our three U.S. women - <a href="http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Amy-Hastings.aspx" target="_blank">Amy Hastings</a>, <a href="http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Lisa-Uhl.aspx" target="_blank">Lisa Uhl</a> and <a href="http://www.usatf.org/News/Athlete-Spotlight---Janet-Cherobon-Bawcom.aspx/" target="_blank">Janet Cherobon-Bawcom</a> - while they didn't medal, all set personal bests in the biggest race of their lives. GO U.S.A!!!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a great day to be a female athlete on Sunday, June 24th! The inaugural <a href="http://www.womenshalfchicago.com/" target="_blank">Chicago Women's Half Marathon & 5K</a> coincided with the 40th Anniversary of Title IX (otherwise known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX" target="_blank">Equal Opportunity in Education Act</a>). Without it, the women in "Miles & Trials" would not have had the chance to attempt to qualify for the Olympic Trials and I wouldn't be producing this film!</span></div>
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On May 22nd, we screened an extended trailer for "Miles & Trials" at Chicago's <a href="http://indieincubatorfilmfest.com/wordpress/" target="_blank">Indie Incubator Film Festival</a> in Chicago. It was an opportunity to test-drive our editing of the film so far and gauge audience reaction. Our Olympic Trials qualifier, Christina Overbeck, attended the screening with some of her grad school classmates and when the host of the film festival introduced her and her accomplishment, a great cheer went up from the audience. Whenever there was a scene with her on the screen, cheers and shouts of, "Yeah, Christina!" erupted, as well.</div>
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Since I am editing this film myself (pending acquisition of the financial resources necessary to hire an associate producer/editor), I learned from watching the trailer on the big screen that there is much tweaking and massaging of the footage to do to make it visually appealing, as well as to fix some of the audio. As a mentor of mine (who is a well-respected film producer) said to me, "If you don't have great sound, you don't have sh*t." This is definitely a learning experience! If you'd asked me two years ago if I'd ever have the dream of producing, shooting and editing a feature-length documentary, I would have told you, "You're nuts!" I'm sure that if you asked any of the women featured in "Miles & Trials" the same question about going for an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier, they'd all say the same thing. But just like these athletes, I'm dreaming big!</div>
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[Note: If you'd like to support this film and help us finish the post-production necessary to get it released by August, please donate to our Film Fund by clicking on the yellow Donate button on the right-hand side of this page.]</div>
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<span class="s2">We have over two years worth of footage to organize and edit — nearly 50 hours of video! Like the women in our film, this female Producer has tried to do it all but it’s time to ask for your help. </span><span class="s1">The film is nearly finished, and we need your assistance to cover the post-production costs of editing, color correction, music rights and distribution. Thanks to you, our fans, we have managed to travel to marathons across the U.S. and film this documentary for just under $20,000, most of which was raised through donations to our Film Fund.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>RELEASE DATE: </b>As of now, we’re looking at release in <strong>July/August 2012</strong> but again, that depends on whether or not we can get the funding to meet that timeframe.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>STAFF:</b> We’ll need to hire an Associate Editor who can assist with organizing the footage, color correction and sound design to help craft our story into something powerful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>EQUIPMENT:</b> We’ll still need to purchase media to store all of the footage and need to purchase or rent equipment to continue the ongoing post-production process.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>LICENSING:</b> Although “Miles & Trials” is about finding one's inner strength, having big dreams and the tenacity to go after them, we’ve also focused on our athletes’ journeys to qualify for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. For us to be able to incorporate the some of the video we shot in Houston, we’ll likely have to pay to license our footage.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>DISTRIBUTION:</b> Your contribution will help us produce DVD’s, submit “Miles & Trials” to film festivals and begin the distribution process. Any additional funds will help us reach more and more people, and work towards our ultimate goal of getting this film into the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feeling inspired by Amanda, Alona and Christina, I suddenly had the grandiose idea of producing a web series about some of Chicago’s top female distance runners and began interviewing some local women but soon realized that I’d eventually have enough footage for a feature-length film. In February 2010, I put out a call on Facebook for any fast women who thought they had what it took to qualify for the <a href="http://houston2012.com/"><b>2012 Olympic Trials</b></a> to participate in my as-yet untitled film—by that March, I officially began production on “Miles & Trials” at the <a href="http://www.shamrockshuffle.com/cms400min/"><b>2010 Chicago Shamrock Shuffle</b></a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tera_Moody"><b>Tera Moody</b></a> won it that year and graciously agreed to let me do a post-race interview with her the next day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the ensuing two years, I followed six women as they trained and raced, determined to lower their times to meet the qualifying time standard. I’ve traveled to marathons across the country and met some amazing women (and men) and have made so many new friends! I am truly grateful for and humbled by the support this film has received from you, our fans in the running community. Without your donations of funds and frequent flier miles, I would not have been able to get this far.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On this, the eve of my departure for Houston to film the culmination of “Miles & Trials” at the 2012 Olympic Marathon Team Trials, I am finalizing my production schedule and reflecting back on the generosity of our many supporters, as well as the willingness of Christina Overbeck, Claudia Becque, Amy Haney, Heather Prekop, Jacqui Aubert and Suzanne Ryan to let me follow them around with my camera for two years, as well as that of the many women I’ve met and interviewed who have dreamed big and run fast. My own personal journey through unemployment, a very long job search and learning the craft of video production (without any prior experience) has been a learning experience and a test of my own resolve but the perseverance of our female athletes has really taught me that you can do anything you want to do if you keep your eye on the prize!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you would like to help us complete “Miles & Trials”, please continue supporting this film by donating to our Film Fund through our <a href="http://www.wix.com/wendysity1/milesandtrialsfilm"><b><span style="color: red;">website</span></b></a>. Thank you for supporting women’s distance running and female filmmakers!</span></div>
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Our shoot at the <a href="http://www.runcim.org/">California International Marathon</a> on 12/4/11 was a success, thanks to you, our fans! Because of your support of this film, we were able to get to Sacramento to witness 25 women from around the U.S. qualify for the <a href="http://www.houston2012.com/">Olympic Trials</a> within a 4 minute window before the qualifying time cutoff! It was an emotional and astounding moment for everyone. With additional pledges to our <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1262664156/miles-and-trials-dream-big-run-fast">Kickstarter Campaign</a>, we're now able to travel to Houston to follow these women at the Trials on 1/14/12!<br />
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This has been a tremendous two-year journey, not only for all of the women who have trained relentlessly with this goal in mind but also for this producer. As a fan of distance running, there has been no bigger thrill for me than being able to travel around the country following our “Miles & Trials” women and meeting so many wonderful athletes, race organizers and volunteers. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ladies and gentlemen, your five "Miles & Trials" Olympic Trials Qualifier hopefuls at the </span><a href="http://www.runcim.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California International Marathon</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! Christina Overbeck (PR 2:47:07), Jacqui Aubert (PR 2:54:46), Suzanne Ryan (PR 2:50:43), and introducing two fast gals from Arizona, Kristina Pham (PR 2:53:40) and Kerry Camberg (PR 2:47:57). Be sure to track them on Sunday, 12/4!<br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently, the film is approximately 4-6 months away from being completely finished but we have one more marathon to shoot. We need funding to pay for our travel, renting our video gear and hire a Production Assistant. Our total fundraising goal to make it all the way to the finish line in Houston is $1,200, and our hope is to jumpstart the fundraising process on Kickstarter by involving as many of YOU as possible—our wonderful fans!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film is currently in the pre-production stage. We have recently received attention from USA Track & Field, Runner’s World magazine and the Chicago Marathon, who have promoted the film. We have been releasing film trailers on a regular basis and are continuing to seek financing and sponsorships for the feature-length film we are so passionate about producing!</span></div>
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</div>WendyCity Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16948290593271290911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934083755552058899.post-1682007619698156042011-11-11T00:04:00.000-08:002011-11-11T00:33:32.566-08:00CIM: Last Marathon & Last Shoot before the Olympic Trials!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For the past two years, we've been following Amy Haney, Christina Overbeck-Crawford, Claudia Becque, Heather Prekop, Jacqui Aubert and Suzanne Ryan (as well as many other women from around the country) as they've balanced life and training to reach their goals. We're now approaching the finish line of the shooting portion of this documentary. The window to qualify for the <a href="http://www.houston2012.com/">2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials</a> closes on <b>December 17, 2012</b> and won't open up again for another two years!<br />
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We hope to be at the <a href="http://www.runcim.org/">California International Marathon</a> (CIM) on December 4th to film our athletes' last attempts at an Olympic Trials qualifier but we really need your help to get there! Please click on the "Donate" button on this page if you'd like to help us get to Sacramento!<br />
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We made it into the Midwest issue of Competitor Magazine! Thank you to journalist <a href="http://www.fit-ink.com/">Kate Bongiovanni</a> for the interview :)
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Here is our new trailer for "Miles & Trials", starring Christina Overbeck, Claudia Becque, Heather Prekop, Amy Haney, Suzanne Ryan and Jacqui Aubert. Please help us get to the finish line by helping us cover our Chicago Marathon production expenses with a donation to our Film Fund. Every dollar will help. Support women's running and female filmmakers! Just click on the PayPal <b>Donate</b> button on the upper-right side of this page!<br />
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I've just checked our production calendar and the <a href="http://www.chicagomarathon.com/cms400min/chicago_marathon/"><b>Chicago Marathon</b></a> on October 9th will be the LAST marathon we'll be filming for "Miles & Trials" as our five star athletes make a last attempt to qualify for <b><a href="http://www.houston2012.com/">2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials</a></b>. I'm humbled by the generous support we've received since beginning production in March 2010 - without the donations and word-of-mouth, we simply could not have followed Amy, Christina, Heather, Jacqui and Suzanne for the past two years. Won't you please help us get this thing finished? Just click on the "Donate" button on the upper-right side of this page or visit our <a href="http://vimeo.com/28629148">website</a> to donate to our Film Fund. Every dollar helps!<br />
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Wow, the <a href="http://www.chicagomarathon.com/cms400min/chicago_marathon/">Chicago Marathon</a> is only a little over a month and a half away! It seems like only yesterday that we were preparing to film some of the girls' attempts to qualify for <a href="http://www.houston2012.com/">2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials</a> at last year's marathon. On October 9th, all five of our women will be racing and hoping to go under 2:46:00 to qualify. <b>Heather Prekop</b> and <b>Christina Overbeck Crawford</b> are only two and three minutes shy of an OTQ, respectively. And Suzanne Ryan, our mom of four recently placed third in the Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon with a time of 1:19. If she doubles that time in the marathon, she'll qualify for Trials with an "A" standard! Here's a video about Suzanne:</div>
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In the year and a half since we began production on "Miles & Trials", we've traveled to races in other states and met some awesome race organizers and other folks in the running industry. Best of all, we've had the opportunity to meet and interview women from around the United States who have the same dream: to make it to the Trials on January 14, 2012. We've also met some of our running heroes like elite athletes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tera_Moody">Tera Moody</a> (just off foot surgery and her 17th place performance at the World Championships marathon in Daegu, South Korea where she was the first American to cross the finish line), <a href="http://runningminnesota.blogspot.com/2010/03/jennifer-houck.html">Jennifer Houck</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_McGregor">Katie McGregor</a>, <a href="http://www.leahthorvilson.com/">Leah Thorvilson</a>, <a href="http://trackfield.teamusa.org/athletes/magdalena-lewy-boulet">Magdelena Lewy Boulet</a>, and <a href="http://racingnews.runnersworld.com/2011/06/a-brief-chat-with-dot-mcmahan.html">Dot McMahan</a> (among others). These women serve as examples of what having a dream and hard work can achieve. All are contenders to make the U.S. Olympic Team in London in 2012. One of the women who touched us the most was <a href="http://kristenfryburgzaitz.com/">Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz</a>. She shared her story about racing and injuries with us in August before she ran the Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon.</div>
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In the meantime, our "Miles & Trials" ladies are still training hard and preparing for another OTQ attempt in Chicago as the qualifying window closes. For anyone who has the dream to do big things and the tenacity to push through even when things don't go as planned, check out this video of some of the women we met at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota in June while we were there covering Heather's attempt to qualify. You'll see a range of performances and emotions. Dream Big, Run Fast!</div>
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We are now in the final seven months of filming “Miles & Trials”; however, we are still desperately in need of funding and sponsors! The generous donations we’ve received along the way have been really made a difference but the majority of the production costs have come out of my (the Producer’s) own pocket.</div>
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We’ve only three more marathons left to shoot: the Chicago Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon (8/14), the Chicago Marathon (10/9), and the Olympic Trials in Houston (1/14/12). Anything you can do to help us film our female Trials hopefuls at these races will be greatly appreciated. We now have over 700 Facebook fans—if each of you donates $10, we’ll have enough to cover costs to shoot all three races! Please click on the "Donate" button on the upper right-hand side of this page to contribute to our Film Fund through PayPal. Help support running films and female athletes!</div>
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As of this date, there are approximately 145 women who have qualified for the <b><a href="http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-Marathon/entry/entryWomen/eligible.asp">2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials</a></b>. Who will be next to join them in Houston on 1/14/12?<br />
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I traveled to Duluth, Minnesota on June 17th to follow Heather Prekop in her third attempt to qualify for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials at <a href="http://grandmasmarathon.com/site/">Grandma's Marathon</a>. While I was there, I met some other women who also have the same goal. They are from different parts of the country, span three decades in age and all have the same dream: to qualify for the Trials!</div>
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A few of them were going for their first-ever "B" standard qualifying time (2:46), while others who already have their "B" were trying for the elusive "A" standard (2:39). Those athletes who attain the "A" will receive financial assistance (hotel and travel to the Trials). After interviewing these ladies, it was no surprise that most cited the difficulty of juggling work, family and training and coming up with the money necessary for gear, physical therapy, entry fees and travel to races. Despite this, all of them are determined to do whatever it takes to get to the start line in Houston on 1/14/12.</div>
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Heather was planning on running the <a href="http://www.eugenemarathon.com/"><b>Eugene Marathon</b></a> on 5/1 but then she got sick and lost a few weeks of training, so she set her sights on the <b><a href="http://www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com/">Cellcom Green Bay Marathon</a></b> for her second Olympic Trials Qualifier on 5/15 (she'd previously attempted it in Chicago). Well, the morning before leaving for Green Bay, she learned that the forecast called for 30 mile per hour winds and being singularly focused on qualifying for the Trials, made the difficult and immediate decision to head to Cleveland to do the <b><a href="http://www.clevelandmarathon.com/">Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon</a></b> instead. I was just waking up and about to head out the door at 6:45 a.m. to catch a ride up to Green Bay with some other runners who were doing it when Heather called and spent the next several hours scrambling to book a hotel room in an already sold-out city (I managed to get what was possibly the last room available in the city and at a great rate, too) and reserved a spot on the Megabus from Chicago to Green Bay. Our Associate Producer of the Eugene segment, <b>Jill Czarnik</b> generously used her frequent flier miles and donated a one-way plane ticket to me so I could get there in time. </div>
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It was extremely foggy with very low visibility and the plane actually had to circle over Cleveland Airport for 20 minutes with the possibility of the pilot having to re-route to Pittsburgh or Columbus. Thankfully, it cleared enough for us to be able to land in Cleveland but over an hour behind schedule, so I didn't arrive in CLE until 1:00 a.m! </div>
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I found a taxi to my hotel (thank you to Henri at the Intercontinental Guest House for giving me the AAA discount even though I don't own a car!) and my head hit the pillow at 2:30 a.m. 2.5 hours later, I got my wake-up call at 5:00 a.m. It's a miracle that I got there at all and I managed to get to the start line at the Cleveland Browns Stadium at 6:15, just in time to spot Heather behind a barricade wondering where she would store her gear bag since there was no Elite tent or gear check.</div>
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The gun went off at 7:00 a.m. and I was jumping up and down, wishing the best for Heather. Without having had time to pre-plan for Cleveland, I found myself on an unfamiliar course searching for Mile 12, the only mile marker I could get to on foot ahead of Heather where I'd be able to get footage of her racing, then get back to the finish line before 9:46 a.m. (she needed to run 2:46 to get the Olympic Trials B Standard). Things were a bit confusing out on the course with both the 10K, half marathon and full marathon being run simultaneously and it was difficult to find the 12 Mile marker, or determine which runners were doing what race. I finally stopped and set up my camera at about 11.5 miles and waited anxiously for Heather who, if she was on her 6:20 min/mile pace, would arrive at around 8:15 a.m. Well, 8:15 came and went with no sign of Heather. At 8:29 a.m., I called her coach in Chicago, Bill Leach to let him know (since Heather was a late entry, she was not to be found on online runner tracking). He said something must be wrong, and my heart dropped. </div>
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I waited a few more minutes before reluctantly heading to the finish line. It had begun raining and I was drenched and worried about my camera. I kept wiping it off with a towel and put a plastic trash bag over it. When I got to Mile 13, I suddenly heard a woman call out my name. I looked and it was <b>Maryclare McQuade</b>, a runner from Virginia who had donated a plane ticket to me when I was trying to get to Houston in January to film the USA Half Marathon Championships and Houston Marathon! She recognized me while running the half marathon! She PR'd in the race and on her way back to her car after finishing, stopped for a quick interview. It was so awesome that she recognized me just from our Facebook page and let me know that we are indeed producing a film that people will be interested in seeing.</div>
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After interviewing Maryclare, I looked at my cellphone and noticed I had a message. It was from Heather. She gave me the unfortunate news that she was experiencing stomach issues and decided that if she'd made a pit-stop, she'd lose two minutes and with it, her OTQ. It wasn't worth putting 26.2 hard miles on her legs and not be able to qualify, and having to recover for weeks before attempting another marathon so she made the wise decision to stop at Mile 10. I called Heather back and we convened a few blocks from the finish line with her husband David and mom in tow. I did an on-the-spot interview with her about what had happened and when she began shivering, let her go back to her car and off to her hotel room to shower and rest.</div>
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Before she headed off into the mist, Heather urged me to get to the
finish line quickly to catch the two other women she'd been running with
who also were attempting to run an Olympic Trials qualifying time. She was right... this film is about women who are trying to make it to the Trials but more importantly, to tell the stories of all women who have a dream. I managed to make it back in time to see last year's Cleveland Marathon winner <a href="http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/5035123"><b>Nicole Camp</b></a> win again and realize her dream and punch her ticket to Houston with a 2:43:47 PR! Nicole and her parents graciously allowed me to interview them after the race. </div>
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We also met the lovely <b>Jackie Pirtle-Hall </b>of St. Charles, MO, another Trials contender who missed her OTQ by a mere 1 minute. A heart-breaker, to be sure but like Heather, Jackie plans to get it done!</div>
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And so even though our Heather didn't make it this time, our crazy 28 hour trip to Cleveland resulted in some wonderful (but wet) footage that will be compelling to watch! Heather is not done yet, though... she's ready to try again and will toe the line at <b><a href="http://grandmasmarathon.com/site/">Grandma's Marathon</a></b> in Duluth, Minnesota on June 18th. We hope that we can raise enough money through donations to our Film Fund to rent our video gear and cover our travel costs to see Heather fulfill her dream! If you'd like to help us out, please click on the Donate button on the upper-right hand side of this blog.</div>
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(p.s. A huge thank you <a href="http://www.hospitalhillrun.com/general/bios.html"><b>Beth Salinger</b></a> of <a href="http://www.manta.com/c/mmllgtf/endurance-marketing-inc">Endurance Marketing</a> who granted me a last-minute media credential and <a href="http://www.jennyhadfield.com/index.html"><b>Coach Jenny Hadfield</b></a> who delivered it to my hotel. Also kudos to Dick Pond/Fast Track Racing's <b>Marvin Banal</b> and <b>Tim Hamilton</b> for giving me a ride back to Chicago after their races. We all returned home tired but happy!)</div>
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<b style="color: red;">Matt Jeromin & Marvin Banal</b><br />
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Big change of plans... Mother Nature's decided to mess with Green Bay with a forecast of 30 mph winds on Sunday, so Heather's decided to head to Cleveland instead for the <a href="http://www.clevelandmarathon.com/">Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon</a> tomorrow morning. I know that Heather's disappointed that she won't be doing Green Bay because she has a lot of friends and family in the area but her singular focus is qualifying for the Trials, and this girl will do whatever it takes to get that OTQ. I asked her what time she was shooting for and if she would try to get under the 2:46 B standard time and Heather replied, "I'm gonna give it everything I've got." And indeed, she shall!<br />
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Wow, this is gonna be one heck of a documentary film!<br />
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We've got another one of our girls chomping at the bit to qualify for the Trials... Heather Prekop will go for it in the <a href="http://www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com/">Cellcom Green Bay Marathon</a> on Sunday, May 1st. This producer is doing all of the pre-production planning necessary to ensure that we get footage of Heather at the start, on the course and finishing in sub-2:46:00! Here's an interview with Heather speaking about qualifying, what she learned from her first attempt in the 2010 Chicago Marathon, and how she balances training with work and her personal life. (Sorry for the poor audio... it was very windy and we forgot a windscreen for our microphone).<br />
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After all of her hard work, it's the eve of the <a href="http://www.eugenemarathon.com/marathon/"><b>Eugene Marathon</b></a> where Christina is hoping to qualify for the <a href="http://www.houstonmarathon.com/2012USOlympicMarathonTrials/index.cfm?SRed=1&"><b>2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials</b></a>. Her goal time is 2:45:00, a minute under the "B" qualifying standard. Her plan is to start out conservatively, then kick it up a notch in the second half of the marathon. Christina phoned this afternoon and was quite amused when a woman from Toronto spotted her standing on a street corner near the race Expo and recognized her from her videos. "You're my idol," she exclaimed. She found her first taste of fame to be unexpected and cool. It's good to know that people from far and wide are inspired by Christina.<br />
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Our <a href="http://www.wix.com/wendysity1/wendycityproductions">Producer</a> was unable to make it to Eugene to film Christina's attempt herself; however, she has a small crew overseeing the Eugene production and is confident that in their capable hands, Christina's efforts will be captured on camera beautifully. In the meantime, one of Christina's <a href="http://www.fleetfeetchicago.com/racing-team-pages-72.php">Fleet Feet Elite Racing</a> teammates (and another woman in our film), <b style="color: red;">Heather Prekop</b> sent a message of encouragement to her on behalf of herself and all of Christina's friends. Click on the video below:<br />
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