Who has seen the movie called "Runner"?

[MJD]

Re: Who has seen the movie called

He wrote a nice book a few years
>back on Tom Longboat, the 1908 Canadian Olympic marathoner who turned pro after
>the London Olympics.

Tom Longboat is from the reserve just outside of my hometown-Six Nations.

[orvilleatkins]

Re: Who has seen the movie called

Bruce Kidd has written a number of other books on various subjects. Among them are "The Death of Hockey" with John Macfarlane and the award winning "The Struggle for Canadian Sport".
Bruce Kidd, Ph.D., is Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto. He was presented with one of Canada's highest honors, The Order of Canada, earlier this month.

[bambam2]

Re: Who has seen the movie called

Bruce Kidd has become a well-known academic sports historian in Canada - Toronto. He is on the Executive Board of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) now as well. Good guy. He wrote a nice book a few years back on Tom Longboat, the 1908 Canadian Olympic marathoner who turned pro after the London Olympics.

[orvilleatkins]

In 1962, The National Film Board of Canada released a ten minute movie entitled "Runner" featuring Bruce Kidd with a suporting cast of Coach Fred Foot, David Bailey, Bill Crothers and some of the other members of The East York Track Cub. Many of the scenes were taken at The East York Club's training site at East York Collegiate in Toronto. The short movie ends with a race among runners Bruce Kidd, Laszlo Tabori, Max Truex and a couple of others. Have any of you seen it? The movie is now available on VHS from The National Film Board of Canada at www2.nfb.ca/boutique