Standing on the edge of a midlife crisis. It seemed so easy to slip into a tear of mediocrity and meaninglessness. Tom Cottrell decided on an alternative, he would run a marathon on every continent, raise money for the hospice he worked for and would write a book to tell the story. All within the year he turned 50. The purpose of his pilgrimage was to seek out and grow his Soul and to write a love letter to his family.