Twenty-one-year-old Plumb Marigold (Pappas) is a famous but lonely distance runner and has lived her entire life surrounded by coaches, teammates and fans while training to be an Olympic distance runner. Though she excels in her sport, she's always felt like an outsider, as her schedule has kept a normal life at bay. Everything changes when Plumb is ordered to take a day off from running to recover for the finals of the Olympic trials. Her forced downtime, including a surprise connection with a boy who works at the bakery, sets her on a new path.
Tracktown was met with mixed to positive reviews. Variety's Peter Debruge wrote that "What the film lacks in originality, it makes up for via its star's naturally glamor-resistant sensibility, giving us an unpolished glimpse into the personal life of a professional runner."[11]Andy Webster of The New York Times wrote that "Fact and fiction blend nicely in Tracktown, the modest, appealing feature debut of Alexi Pappas."[12] It holds a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[1]
