Finding Traction (2014)

Ultrarunner Nikki Kimball tries to become the fastest person to run the Long Trail, America's oldest hiking trail at 273 miles, and the film stays close as the attempt grinds her down. It is honest about the low points, the doubt and the toll on the body, rather than cutting straight to triumph. A more personal watch than the big race films, and a good one for putting a woman's record attempt at the centre of a night.