Learning To Fly Movie

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Learning To Fly Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Learning to Fly follows former competitive runner turned photographer Aisha McAdams embarking on a journey to document the triumphs and struggles of some of the biggest names in ultra running, such as Jim Walmsley and Eszter Csillag, as they compete at the Western States Endurance Run in the Mountains of Eastern California and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) in the French Alps. While photographing and interviewing these elite runners, Aisha confronts her own painful and complex past, and the reasons why she had to step away from racing, a meaningful pursuit that had once brought her a much-needed sense of freedom, joy and belonging. Learning to Fly is directed by acclaimed doc filmmaker Max Lowe  #LearningToFly

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00:02all right let's have you cross your arms look towards me for a second three two the first

00:10athlete that i wanted to spend time with was jim wamsley he's widely considered one of the best

00:17ultra runners of all time i'm naturally a bit of a recluse but running has always been a way

00:23to connect with people an ultra marathon is 100 miles long sometimes climbing more than mount

00:31everest in elevation gain jim's been a game changer and how people approach these races you don't just

00:39go for a run and become good at it i can't help but think to myself is it physically possible

00:44for

00:44me to endure an ultra i had to get my toe nail removed a couple days ago i love not

00:50having

00:51telling us about races really better okay running something that i've carried with me since i was a

00:58kid we knew right away that you were something i didn't live the most normal childhood which just

01:05meant that which my mom couldn't control in her life she decided to control me you were dealing

01:11with a lot of stuff you're a survivor i started to realize how beautiful it is just to get to

01:20the

01:20starting line alone nice and strong the fear of failure is what holds so many of us back from

01:27attempting to do things we've never tried it's wild to think where i might be in life if i hadn't

01:34found

01:34running and also how many other athlete stories started there

01:45these athletes taught me winning a race is far from the point of running one

01:51so

01:54you

01:57you

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