Paul Averhoff was once a great marathon runner, the gold medal
                                    
                                  winner at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Now over 70 and forced to
                                    
                                  live in a nursing home, Paul rejects the singing group and handicraft
                                    
                                  classes for his old running shoes and announces that he is training
                                    
                                  for the Berlin Marathon, which he intends to win.
                        
