The Jericho Mile (1979)

The Jericho Mile 1979 Larry Rain Murphy is stuck in Folsom Prison for life on a first degree murder charge An inmate who prefers to be alone, Murphy spends much of his time running around the facilitys track When he begins reaching a mile in under four minutes, Murphy gains the attention of the jails officials, who contemplate entering him in the Olympics While Murphy is initially resistant to the idea, eventually he starts training to be an Olympic competitor