One year after Boston Marathon bombings, documentary tells story of iconic runner Bill Iffrig

SEATTLE - April 15, 2014 - PRLog -- One year after the Boston Marathon bombings, a new Sports On Earth documentary titled "The Finish Line" tells the inspiring story of Bill Iffrig. The 79-year-old marathon runner was 20 feet from the finish line when the first blast went off, and photos of him laying on the concrete during the ensuing chaos became the iconic image of the tragedy.

"I was so damn lucky, that's how I think," Iffrig said in the 12-minute documentary.

Iffrig is a native of Lake Stevens, Wash., where he still trains and runs several marathons a year. Injuries to his hearing and right quadriceps as a result of the bombing have not stopped Iffrig from running races. His story of getting up to finish the 2013 Boston Marathon has inspired many, and "The Finish Line" shows there is much more to this man than the photograph seen by millions.

Watch "The Finish Line" now at the Sports On Earth website: http://www.sportsonearth.com/video/v32073955/2013-boston-marathon-runner-bill-iffrig-tells-all

"There are some things in life that you don't have any control of," Iffrig said in the documentary. "So somehow or another, you've got to make your way to get through them."

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

"The Finish Line" is the third short documentary the filmmakers behind the Webby Award-winning "Sonicsgate: Requiem for a Team" have produced for Sports On Earth (SoE) this year, working with SoE General Manager Stephen Madden.

Their first SoE film, "Mr. Irrelevant," examines the final pick of the NFL draft and was recently named a 2014 Webby Awards Honoree: http://www.sportsonearth.com/video/v31331033/a-look-at-th...

Their second SoE film, "Breaking The Ice," tells the true story of the 1988 Jamaican Bobsled team: http://www.sportsonearth.com/video/v31365693/the-true-sto...