Not long after tackling the grueling 257-kilometer ultramarathon through the Sahara Desert known as the Marathon de Sables, she challenged herself with the opposite extreme in Greenland. This week we meet Holly Zimmermann, a mother of 4 who has endeavored to take on some of the world’s most dangerous and difficult foot races. Imagine, if you will, racing in the extremes of both of these scenarios. In the southern hemisphere, the shorts and tank tops are coming out and runners are mindful to take it super easy in the heat and humidity. In the northern hemisphere, we are layering up more and more every week and lamenting about the cold. This is the time of year where each latitudinal half of the planet enters into its deep temperature seasons. She just disappears from the film.Holly Zimmermann, Author of Ultramarathon Mom Also why, she and others, failed to complete the four desert runs in a year goal. Also missing was more on the death of one of the runners as well as backlash from a Lisa Tamati criticism (warranted or not). Missing from the film was the financial cost for each runner to participate, and the overall cost and challenges of promoting the runs. The film reminds me that obsessions can result in paying a price, if not sooner, then later down the road. (Yes, there are also many examples of 'me-firstism'.) The most poignant helping was between Lisa and Samantha, and there were others.

Great quotes, 'What the hell am I doing here?', 'Marathon is too conventional.' Most impressive, and we know this from so many human endeavors, are the lengths we go to to help others. Each run is over about a five day period (each night is recovery time) and totaling, ball park, 150 miles each. Antarctica (coldest, and precipitation is very low). The ultra-marathon runs themselves are worth max stars.

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