SIX STEPS TO THE WORLD RECORD, 1967, 10 min., b&w, Kresco Golik/Zagreb Film. Vera Nikolic, the Yugoslav record-holder and European champion of the 800-meter dash was the fastest woman in the world in 1966. She lacked just one and seven-tenths seconds for the official world record. The camera follows her grueling training and persistent effort to make up those six steps short of the record. I AM A RUNNER, 1979, 22 min., color, directed by Yvonne Hannemann. Bill Rodgers, U.S. Marathon record holder, and Sharon Barbano, Women's 30,000 Meter champion, offer tips on running technique and methods for improvement. Slow motion studies of the styles of champion women runners illustrate proper swing, stride and landing. Fast-paced footage of the Bonnie Bell 10,000 Meter Run in Boston is shown. ON THE RUN, 1979, 22 min., color, directed by Sparky Green. Explores the sport of long distance running by focusing on five of the world's leading long distance runners. Arthur Lydiard, recognized as the father of the jogging movement, is seen on training runs with Heather Thomson, New Zealand's 3,000 meter champion. John Walker, a great middle-distance runner, is shown demonstrating his technique. Ultra-distance runner Max Telford and Jack Foster, world record holder in the Masters (over 40) division, are also featured. THE FLASHETTES, 1977, 20 min., color, directed by Bonnie Friedman. A documentary about the growing self-confidence of the members of a Black, all-girl track team from Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. MARATHON WOMAN, MIKI GORMAN, 1980, 28 min., color, directed by Ellen Freyer. A profile of Miki Gorman who set the woman's world marathon record at the age of 38, and went on to become the only woman to win the Boston and New York marathons twice. This film explores the making of a world class athlete, following her from training to competition.
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