Dion Leonard is one of the world's most accomplished long distance ultra runners, motivational speaker and New York Times Bestselling author of the heartwarming and inspiring amazing true story and incredible journey of Finding Gobi - an International Bestseller in over 24 languages. Before reading the next part wrap your head around this. Dion was once extremely overweight, smoked a pack of cigarettes a day, was a heavy drinker who didn’t even like running.

Dion has competed in some of the world’s toughest and most grueling ultra marathons through some of the most unforgiving technical terrain in some of the most severe of weather conditions in races such as Badwater 135, Triple Crown of 200 milers in USA, 3 X Marathon Des Sables; winning races such as the Kalahari Extreme Marathon and Delirious West 200 miles; he was the first male to complete the Leadman series AND the Grand Slam of 100 milers in the same calendar year and he has just returned from completing the Ultra Gobi 400km, a self-sufficient, self-navigating non-stop race across the Gobi desert, back to where his story of Finding Gobi started.

We were truly grateful for the opportunity to speak with Dion Leonard and kick off our new season. His determination and drive to compete in some of the most grueling ultra marathons is truly admirable and inspiring. We were also touched by his passion for sharing his personal story and using it to motivate and uplift others. Dion's journey serves as a reminder that we can all turn our struggles into sources of inspiration and strength.

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