Inspirational Movie for Runners

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Registered: 04-09-2003
Inspirational Movie for Runners
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Fri, 02-09-2007 - 1:40pm

I found Saint Ralph sitting on my shelf last night. Who knows how long I've had it but never watched it. So I popped it in. What a lovely movie! It's sweet, funny and makes you want to get out there and RUN!.


Synopsis: Set in Hamilton in 1954, Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the Boston Marathon. Ralph is a fatherless 14-year-old with a seriously ill mother, who knows he's a time bomb waiting to explode into greatness, except that he has no idea where that greatness will manifest itself. An unfortunate incident of self-abuse in the community pool inadvertently sets him on this road when, as penance, Ralph is conscripted to the cross-country team. Desperate to believe a miracle will bring his mother out of a coma, Ralph becomes a convert to the church of running, and determines to win the Boston Marathon.


Doh! Sorry about the cl-hat.



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Registered: 12-04-2003
Fri, 02-09-2007 - 3:19pm

I've seen that movie on the shelves, but have never picked it up! I will see if I can check that one out, as it sounds like a great 'feel good' movie!