Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard\, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup\, who would later earn the name Gobi\, proved that what she lacked in size\, she more than made up for in heart\, as she went step for step with Dion over the Tian Shan Mountains\, across massive sand dunes\, through yurt villages and the black sands of the Gobi Desert\, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles.
\nF inding Gobi: A man\, a dog\, and the lengths to which love will go to sacr ifice for its companion is a \;The New York Times\, Sunday Ti mes \;and International Bestseller. Learn more at https://www.findinggobi.com/
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ion Leonard - Ultra Runner &\; best selling author of Finding Gobi<
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Dion started running in 2013 and has already achieved n
umerous top 10 finishes in ultra races around the world in the most extrem
e conditions. He's not only competed in but completed some of the world's
toughest multi stage ultra running races across the most inhospitable land
scapes including two times at the "Toughest Footrace on Earth"\, the bruta
l 250km Marathon Des Sables. Dion has also run South Africa's 250km Kalaha
ri Extreme Desert Race three times (winning in 2017)\, the Gobi Desert 250
km\, MDS Peru 250km\, Cambodia 220km\, Hurt 100\, Mt Gaoligong 100 mile\,
Triple Crown of 200 milers\, Badwater 135\, and winning the inaugural 2019
Delirious West 200 in Australia.
In 2019 Dion became the first ma n to complete both the Grand Slam of 100's and the Leadman series in the o ne year\, silver buckling at all 100's.
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