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Top 25 Running Documentaries

A couple months ago we published an article with the best running movies of all-time. Well, we’re back at it, but this time we’re looking at the best running documentaries ever made.

25 Greatest Running Documentaries

The documentaries are ranked based on the average rating at IMDB and Amazon. While we wanted to include our own opinions, we left that out of the rating in the table. Instead, below the table you’ll find our top three picks.

If the movie looks interesting to you, we included a “Watch it Here” link. There were a couple we couldn’t find active links to, so if you happen to find any we didn’t link to be sure to let us know.

RankMovie PosterMovie NameWhere to WatchAverage Rating
1The Barkley MarathonsWatch it Here9.0
2Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine StoryWatch it Here8.9
3Unbreakable: The Western StatesWatch it Here8.8
4Hood to CoastWatch it Here8.8
5Desert RunnersWatch it Here8.6
6The Long Green LineWatch it Here8.6
7TranscendWatch it Here8.5
8Spirit of the MarathonWatch it Here8.4
9Spirit of the Marathon IIWatch it Here8.4
10Eric Liddel: Champion of ConvictionWatch it Here8.1
11Run for Your LifeWatch it Here7.7
12Running the SaharaWatch it Here7.7
13My RunWatch it Here7.5
14Running With DemonsWatch it Here7.5
15Running on the SunWatch it Here7.4
16Running for JimWatch it Here7.4
17Run FreeWatch it Here7.3
18The Corridor RunnerWatch it Here7.2
19The Last MileWatch it Here7.2
20Running AmericaWatch it Here6.8
21There is No Finish LineWatch it Here6.7
22Jim Ryun: America's Greatest MilerWatch it Here6.5
23Fast WomenWatch it Here5.7

Our Favorites

All rankings and ratings aside, after watching that many documentaries we definitely have our own favorites.

  1. Fire on the Track. We’re huge Prefontaine fans, so this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
  2. Desert Runners. One of the best ultra marathon documentaries we’ve ever seen.
  3. Hood to Coast. It might be because we live in Oregon, but the we could watch the world’s longest relay over and over.

Over To You

As you may have noticed our Top 25 list is missing 2 documentaries…

After weeks of research and watching movies, we’re still 2 short. So, please let us know in the comments below if you think we’ve missed any.

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