Lighting the Fire

Name: Lighting the Fire
Director: Matt Trappe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-22
Duration: 43 min
Cast: Jim Walmsley, James Bonnett, Tim Freriks, Eric Senseman

201743m

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Documentary

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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Jim Walmsley

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James Bonnett

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Tim Freriks

Eric Senseman

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