Athlete (2010 film)

Athlete (also styled as ATHLETE) is a 2010 sports documentary film directed, edited and produced by Dave Lam that examines the popularity of endurance sports through the profiles of four individuals – a cancer survivor, a blind senior citizen and twin sisters – who compete in marathons and triathlons. The film was released on DVD and video on demand on March 9, 2010.

Athletes profiled
The film's principal subjects are:
 * Jenny Hinshaw, a 38-year-old survivor of Hodgkin's lymphoma and member of Team in Training member;
 * Artie Elefant, a 61-year-old athlete who is blind due to retinitis pigmentosa; member of the Achilles Track Club;
 * Carrie Neveldine and Kellie Smirnoff, 35-year-old twins training for their first Ironman triathlon.

Production
Filming was on location in the United States, beginning in September 2006 and lasting 12 months. The locations featured are:
 * New York City;
 * Syracuse and Lake Placid, New York;
 * Long Branch, New Jersey;
 * Miami and Jacksonville, Florida;
 * Raleigh-Durham and Boone, North Carolina;
 * Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire;
 * Washington, D.C.

Races
Races featured in the documentary:
 * New York City Marathon
 * New Jersey Marathon
 * Miami Marathon
 * Ironman Lake Placid Triathlon
 * Mighty North Fork Triathlon
 * Tupper Lake Tinman Triathlon
 * Finger Lakes Triathlon
 * New York City Triathlon
 * Rochester Autumn Classic Duathlon
 * Achilles Hope & Possibility 5-Mile Run/Walk
 * Five Boro Bike Tour

Cameos
Source:
 * Lance Armstrong, former seven-time Tour de France champion and cancer survivor;
 * Chris Carmichael, Lance Armstrong's coach and founder of Carmichael Training Systems;
 * Paula Radcliffe, women's marathon world-record holder and three-time New York City Marathon champion;
 * Frank Shorter, marathon legend and 1972 Summer Olympics gold medalist;
 * Dick Traum, founder of the Achilles Track Club;
 * Dr. Joseph Moore, hematologist and oncologist at the Duke University Medical Center.