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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Movement as Medicine is a documentary covering Helgi Olafson and his crew as they work together to complete the 2022 Cocodona 250. As many ultra endurance athletes know, in order to complete such challenging events you must tackle the race with purpose.
As a patient advocate of an autoimmune arthritis disease known as Ankylosing Spondylitis, Helgi doesn’t simply race to complete the course. Helgi races to maintain his own health and to inspire others suffering from the same disease.
Helgi's crew is composed of six pacers, two pacers who have also been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Together, Helgi and the crew demonstrate the value of working together to inspire one another, and hopefully those around us.
Credits:
Seth DuBois - Director
Helgi Olafson - Key Cast
Samantha Urffer - Key Cast
Brandon Robert - Key Cast
Rick Herzer - Key Cast
Nyah Zarate - Key Cast
Lori EnlowKey - Cast
KOJU - Sponsors
Kahtoola - Sponsors
Nathaniel Bailey - Additional Footage
Jamil Coury - Additional Footage
Great movie. I was so honored when I cheered you on this year at the Sedona Canyons 125 in Clarkdale, and you stopped to talk to me. I wish you the best and hope to see you again next year.❤
Huge thanks to the crew at Kahtoola for supporting us in making this project and film a reality!
42:10 this was indeed cool my Man i love the Love shared
Helgi is a superman. He is one of the many everyday people with day jobs, working around their schedules to achieve unbelievable physical feats of endurance that inspires me. They are not seeking any glory or fame but are driven by purpose far beyond explanation and showing mankind that illness is just an obstacle. Our bodies are capable of much more than we think and we are only limited by our minds.
You've a earned a fan Helgi. Congrats to his crew and the production team on this story.
Awesome is the only word that comes to my mind.
Goodluck for the other crazy stuff that I'm sure will follow on from this.
Thank you so much for the kind words! -Helgi
What an inspiring man! I know constant training is the thing I need as well as someone with asthma and sarcoidosis I've faced low expectations my entire life from a world that thought I should be capable of less, and in reality there is no limit with training.
I swear I’m not crying. Legend status, thanks for pumping up my day ❤️
Parkinson's disease feels similar. I fully embrace the movement is medicine mantra. Carpe diem!
Fair playn to yous lads!
Helgi, you are tough as nails! Thank you for the inspiration!!
More people need to see this. Amazing.
An epic film, with an epic cast. See you on the start line in 2024.
Awesome job everyone!! Great story! It was an honor crossing paths with you Helgi several times during coco. Just wish I was more conscious when we did haha
Great achievement! Well done for pushing forward instead of finding excuses! True inspiration 💪🔥
hi like and agree with your title great video great message to motivate others with or with out health challenges to run, as I run for my mental health, quite amazing to see that you've run and trained for a 250 its still early days for me I haven't run any kind of race yet not even a km5 but I did km50 on the weekend and km42 the weekend before but I can put the 250 on my bucket list 👊🏻
Great Job Helgi and all the crew! Great job to the film maker also!!
Just wow. So inspiring. Thank you Helgi and crew for sharing this ❤️
Loved this story! 🤩💪
Great work to everyone involved! Very inspiring!
AS is so miserable (Zach Kornfeld from Try Guys has it as well). I love this concept of movement as medicine, and I have certainly experienced that first hand in the throws of grief.
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