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Two of Australia’s most recognisable champions, Lance “Buddy” Franklin and Johnathan Thurston, step into a new arena in The Long Run, mentoring 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women as they train for their first ever marathon in a story that goes far beyond sport.
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00:01That's the best day of the week. Game day, baby.
00:06When that first phone call came to me,
00:09yeah, my brain was just like,
00:11I can't run a marathon.
00:15You only get one shot at your first marathon.
00:19Doing it off just six months of training
00:22is a whole nother level.
00:24That's great.
00:27I'm under no illusions that this is going to be very difficult.
00:30What is your purpose? What is your why?
00:35It's just amazing your mentality and it's strong.
00:38We're helping the squad members.
00:40We want to make sure everyone gets on that plane to New York.
00:51They're going to know that when they put their mind to something,
00:55they can achieve it.
00:57Fire up, bud.
00:58Good luck, bud.
00:59Let's get it done.

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