![]() ![]() Nonetheless, she kept up with him for 26 miles that day, despite 100-plus-degree temperatures. When Gobi first started running with him in 2016, Leonard admits that he initially thought she was sort of a pest. ![]() for the last three years, from New York to Arizona and from Oregon to Louisana. Leonard, 47, is an Australian/British New York Times Bestselling Author, motivational speaker and ultra runner. He and his wife, Lucja, have been living in the U.S. “It’s one of the world’s toughest races,” Leonard said, adding that in 2015, an American died during the race. Gobi then joined Leonard in the race, which isn’t an easy one, even for the most seasoned runners. ![]() “On the first day, she actually joined two American runners – she ran about 12 miles with them.” “I’m actually trying to win the race I’m out there competing I’m out there to give it my best I’ve got sponsors I’ve taken the time off work – and this little dog starts to run the race,” Leonard said. During that week-long race, Gobi joined Leonard and ran 80 miles with him. That was the case when in 2016 a little stray dog, later named Gobi, came across Dion Leonard while he was running a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert in China. ![]()
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