Markelle Taylor trained while behind bars as a member of the prison running club.
Premiering Nov. 11 at the, the film tells the story of the track club, which started in 2005 when running coach Frank Ruona and other members of the nearby Tamalpa Running Club went into the prison and developed a program to train inmates.
“When you are running, you can go places. Not just physically but in your mind. Many of the guys told me that when they are running, they can see themselves on the outside,” said Yoo, whose film featured music created by current or formerly incarcerated artists. In a system that is heavily divided among racial lines, the running club is relatively diverse in terms of both ethnicity and age. Yoo said many are drawn to the club because they want to get into shape and lose weight.Such was the case with Taylor, who served nearly 18 years after assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, a beating that resulted in the death of their son.
Now he works at a supermarket, has been sober for more than two decades and is on the board of the Tamalpa Runners. The club keeps tabs on other prisoners who were released and they reunite for at least one race a year.
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