NCM Fathom Citizen Pictures and Life Time Fitness take audiences for an all-new death-defying journey alongside some of the world’s greatest cyclists and runners for Race Across the Sky 2010 a special in-theatre Fathom event to be shown exclusively in more than 550 select movie theaters on Thursday November 4 with an encore presentation in select locations on Tuesday November 9. Race Across the Sky 2010 features behind-the-scenes stories from the August 2010 mountain bike race in Leadville Colorado where world-class and amateur athletes tested their strength faith and endurance as they compete along with those aspiring ‘Leadmen’ and ‘Leadwomen’ who go beyond this one-day cycling event to conquer merciless running races during their ambitious five-race endeavor. Race Across the Sky 2010 will include the all new documentary of tales and tears from the cycling and foot races held this summer and will also feature a live discussion with famous blind adventurer Eric Weihenmayer who rode in this year’s Leadville Trail 100 on a tandem; Olympian cyclists Levi Leipheimer and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelsk; Solo World Female Champion Rebecca Rusch; and Mountain Bike Hall of Famer and six-time Leadville Trail 100 champion Dave Wiens among others. Citizen Pictures returned to the former mining town of Leadville at 10 200 feet above sea level this August for the Leadville Trail 100 capturing the energy excitement drama human spirit and inspiring stories from one of the most intense endurance races of all time. To film Race Across the Sky 2010 the crew shot breathtaking aerial views of the cyclists as they navigated dangerous mountain terrain and muscled through 14 000 feet of vertical climb. Race Across the Sky 2010 follows the success of 2009’s Race Across the Sky – Leadville Trail 100 event which focused on the August 2009 cyclists’ journey – including seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong – from the start line to the finish line. Armstrong won the 2009 race setting a new record time with 6:28:50 – crossing the finish line with a flattened rear tire. The upcoming in-theatre Fathom event will not only bring stories from the 2010 race to life but will also update audiences on the latest exploits of the admired 2009 featured athletes. Attendees will witness the impossible from Weihenmayer – who was the first blind climber to summit Mount Everest – and watch as Rusch shatters the old 1996 Women’s record by over 10 minutes. “Race Across the Sky is truly an inspiration and a breathtaking experience on the big screen ” says Dan Diamond vice president of NCM Fathom. “This event will resonate with everyone in theaters witnessing the triumph of the human spirit over what seem like impossible odds. We will meet up with some old friends from last year’s 2009 Race Across the Sky and some new athletes and experts who reflect on their own personal journeys to and through this amazing challenge of grit and determination in high altitude.” The Leadville Trail 100 began as a running race 27 years ago and mountain bike racing was added in 1994 becoming a competition with more than 1 000 entries. It has become increasingly popular more than doubling its number of entries over the last six years.
