The chronicles of a Black man running through Harlem in pursuit of rebuilding his business, a sub 3:00 marathon, and a wife - all through the lens of running.
Okay - the guy in this video above is David Horton, not sure if he's still teaching but he used to be a professor at the late Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. He's also an ultrarunner - one of the better known ultrarunners....and a bit of a nut to me -I can give you a ton of quotes he's dished over the years....but just look at the video of a very polished film one of his former students made about him called "The Runner" - the visuals are extraordinary! beautiful...however Horton is a nut with a lot of Timothy Treadwell "The Grizzly Man" persona exuded...- you know..the looney guy that lived with Bears in Alaska...until they ate him?...remember him?...that film...well David Horton here will remind you of that guy. This move/film is filled with religious icon imagery visually & in dialog - it is extremely over the top in that department. Note the angles of sun ray shining - the dialog is ridiculous (just count the number of times he says the words: pain & suffer - is their no limit to "hamming it up"?). etc. the music, the build up, the screaming, etc....and again, he's one of the more better known ultrarunners - this old guy. In this video you'll see he likens himself to a "Jesus like" figure - suffering, having a cross to bear, ....it's all a bit much for me. But I love how he miraculously "snaps to it" and can speak free and clear of tearing emotion when it comes to listing all his race achievements! Isn't that brilliant! There he can speak without tearing and crying....how and why is that?....he just whips them right off with no hesitation whatsoever! I am going to blog about the world of ultra running - but before that - I will frame much of it by the personalities that very much represent the general mindset of the endeavor.
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David Horton puts on 4 races a year in VA. One of them, Promise Land 50K is coming up April 26. Why not join us & tell us how easy it is.
Yeah, I'm not sure that guy's the best spokesperson for the sport. That vid just made me feel like slapping him and saying snap out of it already. I've heard myself whimper a few times on a really painful long run, but there's no way I'd go on camera and moan and groan about it for all the world to see. It's bad enough that I gripe about this crap on my blog!
Horton, a wing nut? And attacking Jurek, too, who is btw a genuinely great guy and positive influence on both serious and aspiring athletes (unlike you, who fail to inspire anyone, except to respond to your rhetoric). Dude, you're clearly not an "expert" on running or endurance athletes. You might want to actually do some homework before spouting off.
Your diatribe is nothing short of pathetic. You must live a really boring life.
I'm actually pretty shocked my your comments of Dr. Horton. I was one of his students and this mans passion and love for life and running is unmatchable. Before you judge him and the video, why dont you try to accomplish half of what he has. I have utmost respect for Dr. Horton and I am personally encouraged by all that he has accomplished. Its easy to make quick judgments when you see a video of someone and you know you will never be like him. If you actually knew Dr. Horton you would see his genuine heart for people, especially his students. He loves God, but doesnt count himself to equal to God. Instead of mocking what other's have accomplished, why dont you get out and try to do better. Hope to see you at one of his ultras, good luck!
The producer, JB Benna, isn't one of Horton's students, and if you look carefully at Horton's collar (and haircut) you'll notice he's wearing different clothes in the early and late clips: the one where he's a mess is the day before or the day after he finished running the Pacific Crest Trail; the other, where his shirt is reddish brown, is early in the run.
Unfortunately the producer decided to edit these together for the trailer in an order that isn't chronological.
I'd recommend renting (as opposed to buying) this DVD; it's a neat story, but Benna's budget kept him from covering much of the trip, so he had to cut it together with footage he took while hiking the PCT, and the continuity is kind of a mess.
I'd recommend your seeing the movie, though: while it does touch on Horton's faith it isn't "filled with religious icon imagery visually & in dialog."
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David Horton puts on 4 races a year in VA. One of them, Promise Land 50K is coming up April 26. Why not join us & tell us how easy it is.
Yeah, I'm not sure that guy's the best spokesperson for the sport. That vid just made me feel like slapping him and saying snap out of it already. I've heard myself whimper a few times on a really painful long run, but there's no way I'd go on camera and moan and groan about it for all the world to see. It's bad enough that I gripe about this crap on my blog!
Horton, a wing nut? And attacking Jurek, too, who is btw a genuinely great guy and positive influence on both serious and aspiring athletes (unlike you, who fail to inspire anyone, except to respond to your rhetoric). Dude, you're clearly not an "expert" on running or endurance athletes. You might want to actually do some homework before spouting off.
Your diatribe is nothing short of pathetic. You must live a really boring life.
I'm actually pretty shocked my your comments of Dr. Horton. I was one of his students and this mans passion and love for life and running is unmatchable. Before you judge him and the video, why dont you try to accomplish half of what he has. I have utmost respect for Dr. Horton and I am personally encouraged by all that he has accomplished. Its easy to make quick judgments when you see a video of someone and you know you will never be like him. If you actually knew Dr. Horton you would see his genuine heart for people, especially his students. He loves God, but doesnt count himself to equal to God.
Instead of mocking what other's have accomplished, why dont you get out and try to do better.
Hope to see you at one of his ultras, good luck!
The producer, JB Benna, isn't one of Horton's students, and if you look carefully at Horton's collar (and haircut) you'll notice he's wearing different clothes in the early and late clips: the one where he's a mess is the day before or the day after he finished running the Pacific Crest Trail; the other, where his shirt is reddish brown, is early in the run.
Unfortunately the producer decided to edit these together for the trailer in an order that isn't chronological.
I'd recommend renting (as opposed to buying) this DVD; it's a neat story, but Benna's budget kept him from covering much of the trip, so he had to cut it together with footage he took while hiking the PCT, and the continuity is kind of a mess.
I'd recommend your seeing the movie, though: while it does touch on Horton's faith it isn't "filled with religious icon imagery visually & in dialog."
This horton seems like he is so full of shit.
lol @ 3:21 "the runner"
Who the hell are you to criticize him? Get the chip off your shoulder.
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