CHICAGO — Twenty years ago filmmaker Jon Dunham set out to capture the spirit of the race when he filmed a documentary at the Chicago Marathon.

The film featured Jerry Meyers and Deena Kastor.

“I wanted to capture this in the film, a spectrum of different stories of the humanity that takes part in the marathon,” Dunham said. “Everything from the first-time marathoner to the professional athlete. That was the goal.”

The film tracked six stories as the runners trained for, and then competed in the 2005 Chicago Marathon.

“There was really no other film like it,” Dunham said.

Carey Pinkowski, the Chicago Marathon’s race director for more than three decades, says the film gave him a new perspective on his own event.

“He just captured the whole essence of what this celebration of humanity

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