Ep. 692: Running Across the Sahara Desert - Ray Zahab

Adventure Sports Podcast · Dec 28, 2020 · 56m

Ultramarathon: Follow one man's remarkable transformation from a two-pack-a-day smoker to a 100-mile ultramarathon winner who ran across the Sahara Desert.

Soon after turning 30, Ray, a self-described “two pack a day smoker”, was tired of the direction his life was heading. His younger brother, who was pursuing a healthier lifestyle, was his inspiration to make a change.

Ray quickly set his eyes to try to complete a 100-mile ultramarathon. He won.

Within the next few years he put his life on a trajectory of adventures and purpose, combining feats as large as running across the Sahara Desert…