Hear the inspirational true story of a loveable pup named Gobi.
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.
Finding Gobi: A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion is a The New York Times, Sunday Times and International Bestseller. Learn more at https://www.findinggobi.com/
Dion Leonard - Ultra Runner & best selling author of Finding Gobi
Dion started running in 2013 and has already achieved numerous top 10 finishes in ultra races around the world in the most extreme conditions. He's not only competed in but completed some of the world's toughest multi stage ultra running races across the most inhospitable landscapes including two times at the "Toughest Footrace on Earth", the brutal 250km Marathon Des Sables. Dion has also run South Africa's 250km Kalahari Extreme Desert Race three times (winning in 2017), the Gobi Desert 250km, 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 man to complete both the Grand Slam of 100's and the Leadman series in the one year, silver buckling at all 100's.
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