Ray Zahab

Ray Zahab

Zahab speaking at TED in 2009.
Photograph by Bill Holsinger-Robinson.
Born 1968/1969 (age 47–48)[1]
Nationality Canadian
Known for long-distance runner, motivational speaker

Ray Zahab (born in 1969)[1] is a Canadian long-distance runner and motivational speaker. He has run in long-distance running adventures in several countries.

Zahab starred in the 2007 documentary film "Running the Sahara" narrated and produced by Matt Damon and directed by Oscar-winner James Moll, which follows three men as they run across the Sahara Desert, a journey of 111 days and more than 4,300 miles of challenging terrain.

Zahab is also the author of the autobiography Running for My Life: On the Extreme Road with Adventure Runner Ray Zahab (ISBN 978-1-897178-44-7), and co-author with Steve Pitt of Running to Extremes: Ray Zahab's Amazing Ultramarathon Journey (ISBN 978-0143179672).

Results

Gobi March Team 2006 1st
Sahara Race 2005 1st
Libyan Challenge 2006 1st
BadWater Ultra DNF
Marathon des Sables 2005 24th
Trans333 2004 3rd
Jungle Marathon Solo 2004 8th
Jungle Marathon Team 2004 1st
Marathon des Sables 2004 47th
Yukon Arctic Ultra 2004 1st

References

  1. 1 2 Silcoff, Sean (July 30, 2013). "Ray Zahab's incredible 2,300 kilometre journey across the Gobi desert". The Globe and Mail. Ray Zahab ... 44-year-old athlete from Chelsea, Que.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.