Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996)

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Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.
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Nov 24, 1996
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01h 27m
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Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.

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