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This film documents Auckland's Round the Bays run. In 1980 jogging was booming, with coach Arthur Lydiard and a band of Olympic champs (Snell, Walker etc) inspiring the way. Here, participants run and reflect, from a blind runner, to children and an army squad. Slo-mo sweat, sinew and samba shots frame the 70,000 runners as members of an infectious cult chasing the piper around the waterfront. Adidas, terry toweling and facial hair make the film a relaxed 70s update on Olympiad; directed by Sam Pillsbury it won awards at Chicago and Torino festivals.
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Michael Clark
Posted at 11.32PM - 13.03.2011
Whoever wrote the intro needs to consider some basic journalistic skills. Eg: research! John Walker was not coached by Arthur Lydiard and was not exactly a contemporary of Peter Snell. This is lazy guys. Very lazy!