Does this exist?

Picked up Lore the other day and was reading about the indoor distance races held in Europe in the 19th century. These would be held in small, smoke-filled arenas and men would bet on the races that could last upwards of 2 or more hours. One-on-one racing wasn't uncommon either, with small compensation for the athletes.

Now imagine a running movie in the "amateur boxer" theme, like The Fighter, or early Rocky movies. Set in the winter, with the protagonist moving through the ranks of the grimy indoor circuit. Cut the distances down to 3 or 5 kilometers, or whatever (for the sake of drama). Maybe inflate the whole indoor running scene more than is historically accurate, and get into the underground betting rings and the dirt that goes with them. Maybe the antagonist is the "better" runner, and wants to fix a race but our main character is faster than expected, and throws a wrench into the plans. Maybe it could be a USA vs Europe situation (Americans would love that).

You could do a lot with this. With creative writing and directing, and a believable set of characters, you could appease both the running and non running crowd, a problem most modern running related movies haven't been able to solve. This is one of the only contexts that the ridiculous training methods seen in modern running films would actually fit. 

Has there already been a movie made similar to what I am describing? 

-D.C.