Bear Canyon Legends - a Tucson trail running film

Since 1978 Ken Young's Tucson Trail Runners have recorded times on southern Arizona's most iconic long distance mountain runs. Nobody has broken 2 hours on the 16.8 mile Bear Canyon Loop since 1983. Why is this, and will someone be able to do it in 2021?

This project began on a whim, inspired by Nike's 2017 Breaking2 attempt, to try and replicate a feat on an iconic Tucson trail where the 2 hour barrier hadn't been eclipsed for over 38 years. After the pandemic began, it became an exciting challenge for both runners and the filmmaker. It was also a huge community effort by the Tucson Trail Runners, with over 40 people participating in capturing the race footage and delving into the storied history of the Tucson Trail Runners.

Directed by Angela Greynolds
Written by Angela Greynolds, Stephen Woodall, & Charlie Ware
Lead Videographer: Craig Mills
Cast: Charlie Ware, Ross Zimmerman, Thom Hunt, Sion Lupowitz, Catlow Shipek, Kent Warlick, Jennifer Avilés, Randy Accetta, Gene Joseph, Mark Martin
Produced by Angela Greynolds & Stephen Woodall

0:00 Intro
1:48 Ken Young - TTR's Founder
4:30 Ross Zimmerman
5:21 Jennifer Avilés
7:00 Gene Joseph
8:08 Mark Martin
9:45 Thom Hunt's 1981 Course Record
13:43 Mark's 1982 BCL
17:57 Transition to New Leadership
20:16 1993 Flood
21:49 Headsplitter
23:43 Randy Accetta
28:03 Gene's "Week of Bears"
28:51 2003 Fire & 2006 Flood
30:24 Catlow Shipek
31:21 Sion Lupowitz
31:53 Charlie Ware
32:19 Gene's 2014 500th BCL
33:30 Kent Warlick
34:19 Catlow's 2018 BCL
35:14 Modern Sub-2 Motivation & Advice
37:59 One Week to Sub-2 Attempt
39:29 Sub-2 Attempt Race Sequence
57:45 Post-Race Interviews
1:00:31 Credits

Strava Segment for the Original TTR Bear Canyon Loop:   / strava