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Runners Needed for Record-Breaking Documentary

Posted April 8, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Megan Hueter

Section: In The News, His Fitness, Cardio Training, His Health, Physical Health, His Inspiration, Movies, Success Stories

us route This June, Charlie Engle and Marshall Ulrich are going to set off on their record-breaking run from San Francisco to New York. Their journey will be filmed and crafted into a historical documentary entitled Running America. NEHST is currently casting runners to join these athletes as they make history and raise money toward the water crisis in Africa.

If casted, you are only allowed to run one mile with Charlie and Marshall, but you can drop back and continue to run if you’d like. Anyone is eligible for submissions, no matter how young, old, disabled or experienced you may be. This is a great opportunity to be in front of cameras, meet some celebrities and be a part of history. To register for your chance to be a part of history, visit screentest.biz.

More than ever, runners are committed places they’ve been and people they’ve visited, and it’s drawing some international attention.Running America is benefiting H2O Africa, an initiative to create widespread public awareness of the water crisis in Africa and gather support for clean water programs in critical areas.

The two famous runners featured in Running America are Marshall Ulrich and Charlie Engle.

Marshall Ulrich (55 years old) is the first and only person to complete the Triple Crown of Extreme Sports: world class ultra runner, record setting adventure racer, and Seven Summits mountaineer. His specialty is competing in extreme conditions including desert and adventure racing, as well as mountaineering.

Joining Ulrich will be the second runner. Before becoming a runner, Engle led a life of drugs and alcohol. After many years of sobriety and personal improvement, Engle has become a top athlete, spokesperson and philanthropist. He has run through some of the most forbidding terrain on the planet, and is a true inspiration to those who feel they are at rock bottom.

running sahara Charlie Engle recently participated in the Running the Sahara film project, an 111 day journey of three runners through six countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya, and Egypt. Running the Sahara is narrated by Matt Damon and directed by James Moll, and the film will premiere this fall.

Personally, I think both Running America and Running the Sahara are breakthrough accomplishments for individuals, producers, directors, the film industry and athletes everywhere. I commend all those involved in these documentaries, and I highly encourage athletes to get out there and participate in any way they can.

I can’t wait to catch both of these documentaries.