Have you heard of Holly Zimmermann. She’s an American extreme ultra athlete and has taken on some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous foot races. From mountain and desert ultras, mud runs, and endurance bike races to running a marathon in the Arctic.
Now is your chance to win both of her superb books ‘Ultra Marathon Mom: From the Sahara to the Arctic’ and ‘Running Everest: Adventures at the Top of the World’.
UltraRunner Magazine has teamed up with Meyer & Meyer Sport, Europe’s leading sports publisher, with a history of delivering the best content and professional expertise in the field of sports and health and fitness to high-performing athletes.
Here’s a little more about the 2 books you can win!
Be warned, a part of you will long for another adventure after reading them…
‘Ultra Marathon Mom: From the Sahara to the Arctic’
A gruelling 160-mile ultramarathon through the Sahara Desert is the core of her story. Tales of running under a scorching sun, living on granola bars and nuts, and sleeping on the ground of an open tent are balanced with heartwarming stories of friendship and camaraderie. Interspersed between her Sahara adventures, Holly recalls previous races and training runs full of mishaps, written in her own humorous style.
After having conquered the Sahara Desert, she takes on the Polar Circle Marathon in Greenland. There she experienced temperatures cold enough to cause frostbite within minutes. With chains on her running shoes and four layers of clothing, Holly describes how she ran in one of the most harsh but beautiful places on earth, another life-altering experience.
Training and planning for ultramarathons as well as nutritional tips for fuelling the body before and during the race are also described.
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‘Running Everest: Adventures at the Top of the World’
Foreword by Dean Karnazes
Running Everest tells the story of a group of adventurers from around the globe who embark on a remarkable journey through the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, battling high-altitude sickness, deplorable sanitary conditions, freezing temperatures… and enjoying every minute of it! When they reach their destination, Mount Everest Base Camp, they turn around and run a marathon, the highest marathon in the world, back to civilisation. Are they extremists? Or the new generation of ordinary people?
Written with humour and passion, Running Everest explores the culture, inhabitants, and the delicate balance of Hinduism and Buddhism in the breath-taking Himalayas, topped off by an exhilarating race over glacial moraines, high altitude plateaus, and steep rocky climbs, all in the shadow of the highest mountain on earth. Holly Zimmermann, the first international woman to reach the finish line of the 2018 Mount Everest Marathon, recalls her incredible Himalayan journey.
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This competition is now closed!
Terms & Conditions:
Entries close on Sunday 16th April 2023. 3 lucky winners will each receive a bundle of 2 books each comprising Ultra Marathon Mom & Running Everest. Books will be posted in April 2023.