Ray Zahab

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Raymond Zahab
Ray Zahab speaking at TED in 2009.jpg
Zahab speaking at TED in 2009.
Photograph by Bill Holsinger-Robinson.
Born1968or1969(age 56–57) [1]
Nationality Canadian
Known for long-distance runner, public speaker

Raymond Zahab, MSC (born in 1969) [1] is a Canadian long-distance runner and public speaker. He has run in long-distance running adventures in several countries, including the South Pole, Siberia, and the Atacama Desert in Chile. [2] [3] He crossed the Sahara with Charlie Engle, (USA) and Kevin Lin (Taiwan). [4] [5]

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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. [6]

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), [7] and co-author with Steve Pitt of Running to Extremes: Ray Zahab's Amazing Ultra marathon Journey ( ISBN   978-0143179672). [8] and co author with Eric Walters of Just Deserts.

In 2024, Zahab was inducted in the Chelsea Wall of Fame alongside fighter Dave Leduc and cyclist Michael Woods, in a permanent display at the Meredith Centre in Chelsea, Quebec. [9]

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

Honours

In 2015, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross. [10]

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.
  2. ↑ "Follow Adventurer Ray Zahab's Arctic Expedition". Lifestyle. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Welner, Chris (1 January 2016). "Ray Zahab". IMPACT Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Running the Sahara: Bios". www.runningthesahara.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Dewar, Adam (1 March 2013). "Ten of the best running documentaries". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ray Zahab - ideacity". ideacity. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Zahab, Ray (2007). Running for my life : on the extreme road with adventure runner Ray Zahab. Toronto: Insomniac Press. ISBN   978-1-897178-44-7.
  8. ↑ Pitt, Steve; Zahab, Ray (2011). Running to extremes : Ray Zahab's amazing ultramarathon journey. Toronto: Puffin Canada. ISBN   978-0143179672.
  9. ↑ The Low Down (October 25, 2024). "Chelsea Wall of Fame adds some big names". QCNA.
  10. ↑ "Meritorious Service Cross Citation".
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