Exploring Human Potential with One of Canadas Top Explorers, Ray Zahab
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Ray Zahab was a pack a day smoker who dreaded gym class growing up. BUT now he\'s an ultra runner who\'s been named one of Canada\'s Top Explorers. He\'s run over 17,000 kms across the world\'s deserts and some of the coldest places on the planet.
His trek across the Sahara desert was captured in the documentary, Running the Sahara, produced by Matt Damon and directed by Academy Award winner James Moll.
Ray is a world record holder, humanitarian and a best-selling author.
In this interview he talks about what triggered this drastic life change and the greatest lessons he\'s learned from putting his body and mind to the ultimate test.
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EPISODE LINKS:
- Show Notes
- Running the Sahara Desert Documentary
- Impossible2possible Foundation
- TED talk by Ray Zahab \\u2013 My Trek to the South Pole
- Meritorious Service Decorations \\u2013 Civil Division Award
- Ray Zahab\\u2019s Instagram
- Ray Zahab\\u2019s Facebook
- Ray Zahab\\u2019s Website
- Kapid1 Expedition Co.
- Running to Extremes: Ray Zahab\\u2019s Amazing Ultra Marathon Journey (Book)
- Running for my Life: On the Extreme Road\\xa0 Adventure Runner Ray Zahab (Book)
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