The show will go on. 

After several delays in the filmmaking process, Tim Jeffreys tells Flotrack that “The 41st Day” will continue following marathoner Ryan Hall through the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21. 

“We will definitely be in Boston,” Jeffreys said. 

Back in 2012, Jeffreys started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the documentary following one of America’s finest marathoners as he prepared for the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. 

Hall dropped out of the Olympic marathon around the 11th mile mark due to a hamstring injury. There would be no happy ending in London. Hall would attempt to comeback with the 2012 ING New York City Marathon, but scratched with another injury before the race was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. 

2013 was also disappointing for Hall as he withdrew from the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon. His last race was the 2013 TD Beach to Beacon 10K in which he finished 10th with a time of 29:44.

“When I started this endeavor I made a promise to myself, to Ryan, and to all of our supporters that I would make the most honest film possible. In order to accomplish this, the filming must continue because his story is not completely told yet,” Jeffreys said. “Most of the day-to-day filming stopped after London, but we have been filming at important events. Most notably, last September our crew accompanied the Halls in Kenya for two weeks which yielded some incredible footage.”

Unexpected and additional challenges also popped up along the filmmaking journey. 

“The main challenge is financial. Our initial budget allocated enough money to fund the entire project for the January to August 2012 timeframe.” Jeffreys said. “Obviously we did not foresee that we would still be working on it eighteen months after the London Olympics, so we've had to adapt.”

What started off as a story of Hall’s search for an international victory is now the tale of a comeback. Jeffreys acknowledges the angle of his project has shifted since 2012. 

“It certainly has changed, but that's what makes it interesting,” Jeffreys said. “It's a true documentary. The story is still unfolding before our eyes, and I'm fortunate enough to be the one to be able to tell it.”

On March 3, Boston Marathon organizers announced that Hall would be added to the elite field after the withdrawal of several athletes including Dathan Ritzenhein of the Nike Oregon Project. 

“After watching the tragic events that unfolded at last year’s race and knowing the resilience of both the running and Boston communities, I knew this year’s race was going to be a run of redemption that I am eager to be a part of,” Hall said in the Boston Marathon press release. “This year’s race will undoubtedly be the most historically significant marathon in Boston's storied history."

Based on social media posts, Hall is healthy and fit in the weeks leading up to his return. 

Hall is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia training at an altitude of 9,000-feet in preparation for Boston. He has previously trained in Flagstaff, Arizona for many of his major races in recent years. 

Jeffreys will be in Ethiopia gathering more footage of Hall training, which only excites the filmmaker en route to his ending. 

“Ryan Hall is real. He's human. People can identify with that. I'm excited for the non-runner and avid running fan to both sit down and enjoy the film.”