
Lighting the Fire
2017-06-22 · 43 min · Not rated
This documentary follows Jim Walmsley's 2016 and 2017 Western States Endurance Run attempts as well as the Coconino Cowboys path to the 2018 Western States Endurance Run.
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- Matt Trappe
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