In this episode we talk with Samantha Gash an ultra marathoner from Australia who became the first female and youngest person to complete Racing the Planet’s Four Deserts Grand Slam in one calendar year.

This race series included the following 250km ultra-marathons

Atacama (Chile) the driest desert

Gobi (China) the windiest desert

Sahara (Egypt) the hottest desert

Antarctica the coldest desert

Samantha considers herself to be an ordinary runner who decided to attempt something extraordinary.

Take some inspiration from her story, dream big, go out and be awesome!

This documentary follows Samantha and three other non-professional runners attempting to complete the grand slam in one calendar year. They each come to the desert for different reasons and they each have their share of ups and downs.

Samantha’s South Africa project

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The Four Deserts Race Series

Harriette Thompson awesome 91 year old marathon finisher

Jason Smith, MTA fan who ran 7 marathons in 7 days for 7 charities.

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