"A middle-aged housewife and mother, after spending a lifetime giving to others, decides to claim a piece for herself and enters the grueling 26-mile Boston Marathon as an obsessive means of self-expression."
Joanne Woodward
as Betty Quinn
John Considine
as Larry Quinn
Melissa Newman
as Janey Quinn
Mary-Beth Manning
as Kathy Quinn
Barnard Hughes
as John Matusak
Barbara Meek
as Evelyn Parnell
James Houghton
as Handsome Man
Linda Peterson
as Holly
Chris Anastasio
as Mr. Grillo
Reed Harvey
as Earl
Tom Kemp
as Norman
Nancy Tates
as Lois
Annette Miller
as Woman with Dog
Frank Dolan
as Annoyed Man
Burt Johnson
as Punk
Mickey Jones
Stephan Driscoll
Michael Currie
as Cop Friend
Wendy Sakakeeny
as Hostess
John Blood
as Starter
Norman Merrill
as Young Runner
Joan Tolentino
as Woman with Ice
Bill Castellino
as Boy with Corvette
David Wilson
Ken Baker
as Man with Bandage
Robert J. Colonna
as Older Cop
Marvin A. Gluck
Writer
Richard T. Heffron
Director
Susan Shaw
Casting Director
Cabell Smith
Sound Mixer
Gil Marchant
Supervising Sound Editor
Mary Ellen Winston
Costume Design
Robert Philippe
Makeup Artist
Ronald M. Lautore
Director of Photography
Don Galvin
Set Decoration
Jimmie Haskell
Music
George Englund
Producer
David Colker
Associate Producer
Jimmy Raitt
Property Master
Colleen Callaghan
Hairstylist
George Porter
Gary Griffin
Editor
Charles Bailey
Art Direction
Eddie Nelson
Robert Pettis