![]() The film seamlessly weaves the backstory of the four runners in their home environments into the race, and gives you a true sense of the difficulty of being an elite ultrarunner. Benna estimates he ran 34 miles during the race. Running at sub-seven-minute pace on a rough trail carrying a 10-pound camera is no mean feat. He captured several outstanding sequences, notably one that shows the runners slipping and sliding through the snow in the high country, and another in Deadwood Canyon showing a gazelle-like surge by Jornet. ![]() Having filmed the race twice before, Benna knew that showing the rugged and almost inaccessible trail portions would be difficult to accomplish, but was essential to showing the drama of the race and to get the uninitiated familiar with the travails of running 100 miles across the mountains. The main characters are Kilian Jornet, of Spain, who had never been beaten in an ultra, Anton Krupicka, of Colorado, who had never been beaten in an ultra he finished (he did suffer a couple of dnfs), Geoff Roes, of Alaska, who had never been beaten in a 100-miler, and Hal Koerner, of Oregon, who had won the previous two Western States.įilmmaker JB Benna, himself a Western States finisher, assembled a large cadre of running cinematographers, including elite runner Rickey Gates and Benna’s wife Jennifer (also a fine ultrarunner). ![]() Unbreakable: The Western States 100, a film released in December by JourneyFilm, tells the story of the 2010 Western States, which featured a highly anticipated battle between four of the best ultrarunners in the world. In most cases, the brand is providing the product to our reviewers free of charge. We do not accept payment for reviews or bundle with advertising budgets. ![]()
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