From being a packaday smoker ray became a man who ran across patagonia, the sahara and the antarctic. On the extreme road with adventure runner ray zahab isbn 9781897178447, and coauthor with steve pitt of running to extremes. You define yourself by what you do ray zahab is an extreme runner and motivational speaker. I turned on the radio and heard ray zahab talking about his nonprofit organization, impossible2possible. Ray is a canadian adventurer, ultra distance runner and founder of nonprofit impossible2possible. Parma heights woman goes on trek of a lifetime to baffin. They traveled a total of 6920 kilometers, reaching the red sea on february 20, 2007. On the extreme road with adventure runner ray zahab and coauthor with steve pitt of running to extremes.
One hundred and eleven days and 7500 kms after leaving the coast of senegal they completed their journey stepping into the red sea. Oct 04, 2009 in september 2009, i was privileged to be a part of the impossible2possible i2p expedition to baffin island, nunavut territory, canada. Eventually, he quit trying and as he got older, he took up smoking and drinking. Ray zahab adventurer after completing a 111 day, 7,500km 4,500 miles run across the sahara desert in 2007, ray decided to leverage his future adventures to support impossible2possible i2p, an organization he founded that inspires and educates youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions. He is an ultrarunner and adventure athlete whose resume includes such feats as running across the sahara, gobi, and atacama deserts, as well as several expeditions into the canadian arctic. From impossible to possible ray zahab tedxinstitutlerosey. A recent recipient of the meritorious service cross of canada, ray is also a fellow of the royal geographical society and explorer in residence of the royal canadian geographic society. Raymond zahab, msc born in 1969 is a canadian longdistance runner and public speaker. Nothing is impossible for ray zahab ottawa citizen. Ray jokingly says he got bored one day and calculated that he has run over 14,000km across the worlds deserts on expeditions, not including multiple other projects up in the canadian arctic. Ultra runner, adventurer, race director and founder of impossible2possible, ray zahab is at the next level of ultra endurance. On november 1, 2006, former pack a day smoker ray zahab and two friends, charlie engle and kevin lin, both accomplished runners, set out on an expedition to cross the sahara desert by foot. Ray zahab is a canadian adventurer, ultra distance runner and founder of nonprofit impossible2possible. Looking for some amazing educational content for your kids at home some really cool adventures and expeditions that their peers have completed.
Ray zahab has been a frequent subject of posts on this blog over the years as weve followed his adventures across the globe. Our journey through the desert took us into various towns and villages. Ray zahab is an adventurer, athlete, author and a longdistance runner. Biography and booking information for ray zahab, ultramarathon runner and adventurer. A recent recipient of the meritorious service cross of canada, ray is an explorer in residence of the royal canadian geographic society, and fellow of the royal geographical society. Ray zahab shares intimate details of his 111day quest that took him through 6 countries senegal, mauritania, mali, niger, libya, and egypt and over 4,300 miles, as ray and his two friends run.
Ray zahab wants people to know they are extraordinary. Ray zahab, adventurer, founder of impossible2possible when a rare neurological disease struck his young niece, my friend al sprung into action. Some subjects of study like biodiversity, financial literacy, access to healthcare and. Actually, he pedaled into action on a 45 day crosscountry journey to raise awareness and money for sturgeweber research. He is an ultrarunner and adventure athlete whose resume includes such feats as running across the sahara, gobi, and atacama deserts, as. Ray zahab was always the last to be picked for team games. Running for my life published in 2007 and rays second book, geared at. View ray zahabs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In april 2017, justin barbour and his cape shore water dog, saku, arrived in robinsons, on the rocks west coast, where they began a quest to experience the provinces woods and waters firsthand.
Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. On november 1, 2006 former pack a day smoker ray zahab and two other runners set out on an epic expedition to cross the sahara desert by foot. He chose to hike and run as a healthier option and travelled the w. From may 1219, 20, impossible2possible i2p is hosting an expedition to the state of utah, which will combine a team of worldclass adventurers with youth ambassadors. Recently, i went on an expedition to the thar desert, in the northwest corner of india, with my good friend ray zahab and his organization impossible2possible. Celebrity appearance fees and availability contact a booking agent to check availability on ray zahab and other top corporate entertainment exclusive buyers agent that books celebrities, entertainers and speakers like ray zahab for speaking engagements, appearances and corporate events. One morning i went with our medical team to explore the local commun.
Recently i became a recipient of the meritorious service cross of canada stoked. For more information on ray zahabs running expeditions, visit. Ray zahabs running adventures have taken him all over the world. Extreme runner ray zahab and his impossible2possible team make a habit of dropping jaws. In 2008, zahab became the founder of impossible2possible i2p, an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning. Canadian adventurer, ultra distance runner and founder of nonprofit impossible2possible. September 27, 20 i want to show youth what theyre capable of. Adventurer, global speaker, founder impossible2possible, rcgs explorer in residence, founder. Late of 1998, ray zahab decided to quit smoking and change his life for the better. But after his grandfather and uncle died, and his father suffered a stroke, ray realized he had to take charge of his life. Below you will find the contact information for our leadership team. Ray has also found the time to write two books about his life and adventures.
Bringing expeditions into classrooms and classrooms onto expeditions. Ray zahab inspirational ultramarathon runner and adventurer. Danny anthony perez n017532 trav 224 niche tourism attendance and mini research 5% please check out ray zahab online. Businesses, nonprofit organizations, event planners and companies across the country have worked closely with our booking agents to hire ray zahab for a speaking engagements, guest appearances, product endorsements and corporate events. As you turn each page and pass each day with justin and saku, you will be drawn into a grand adventure, fraught with danger, delight, and beauty. Trekking in moon boots, while his partners kevin vallely and richard weber skiied alongside, zahab liveblogged the trip for an audience of schoolchildren to raise awareness of the antarctic environment. He is a fellow of the royal geographic society, holds the meritorious service cross of canadian and is the founder of not for profit impossible2possible that enables youth to experience adventures he is the author of two books running for my life and running to extremes you can find out more about ray at. Ray zahab watches a train pass through the atacama desert on his 1,200km expedition in 2011. Our dream is to have schools around the globe utilize experience based learning programs via i2p expeditions that deliver the world to the classroom and the classroom to the world. Aug 08, 2014 in december 2008, ray zahab, kevin vallely and richard weber trekked across antarctica in 35 days to set a new record, but also to raise awareness for children on the issue of climate change.
Running tunisia is the latest expedition for impossible2possible, a. Sep 01, 2009 baffin island i2p report 1 posted on september 1, 2009 by heather ulrich heather here, reporting for marshall ulrich who is on the impossible2possible i2p baffin island expedition with ray zahab, the youth ambassadors, and the rest of the team. For media inquiries or to book a speaking engagement for. Osprey athlete ray zahab osprey packs official site. Justin barbour newfoundland explorer store justinbarbour. Explorer in residence, royal canadian geographic society. Discover what motivated this lifechanging feat and how ray. Ray is a person who knows no boundaries and was responsible for helping me dispel my own ingrained marathonbased distance running boundaries i. Zahab is the author of the autobiography running for my life. Along with impossible2possible founder, ray zahab and stephano gregoretti, the trio set out to inspire, educate, and empower the global community of youth to reach beyond their perceived limits. May 09, 2017 impossible2possible cofounder ray zahab said his organizations purpose is not just to take students on a trip to see the sights, but for them to learn as much as they can during their. The book is simply written and intended for a young adult audience, especially reluctant or ell readers. Running the sahara is a 2007 documentary feature film that chronicles ray zahab, charlie engle, and kevin lins attempt to run across the entire sahara desert.
Ray zahab takes extreme running to the extreme march 23, 2015 0 comments in diz runs with by denny on todays show, im running with ray zahab to chat about some of the incredible experiences and running expeditions that hes experienced in his years as a runner. Ray zahab impossible2possible on november 1, 2006 former pack a day smoker ray zahab and two other runners set out on an epic expedition to cross the sahara desert by foot. On the extreme road with adventure runner ray zahab. After completing a 111 day, 7,500km 4,500 miles run across the sahara desert in 2007, ray decided to leverage his future adventures to support. Parma heights woman goes on trek of a lifetime to baffin island. Contact ray, general inquiries, corporate speaking ray zahab. Feel free to contact ray zahab or leanne richardson with any questions you may have. Trekking in moon boots, while his partners kevin vallely and richard weber skiied alongside, zahab liveblogged the trip for an audience of schoolchildren. Hawke enjoyed the experience so much he joined ray in india where they ran 280 kilometers across the thar desert. A former sedentary pack a day smoker, ray turned his life around in 1999 when he decided to get in shape and enter the world of ultramarathons. Impossible to possible, an interview with ray zahab.
Bgan from stratos provides desert connectivity for second. Ryan recently completed a 21 day epic adventure running across the patagonia desert in support of the impossible2possible foundation. So, what else would you choose to do but run its entire length. Please send us an email and well get back as quickly as possible. Aug 30, 2011 ray zahab continues to race, as well as speak around the world. Dont forget to connect with us on social media, our links can be found a the bottom of this page. Baffin island i2p expedition summary dreams in action. In 2008, ray founded impossible2possible to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions. Running to extremes describes ray zahab s transformation from old ray, a smoking and drinking partyer to new ray, an ultramarathoner. Ray zahab is a canadian adventurer, ultradistance runner, and founder of nonprofit impossible2possible. Ray zahab continues to race, as well as speak around the world. The vision of impossible2possible i2p is to break the boundaries that bind modern education by using mindblowing adventures as a platform for true interactive learning.
Ray zahab ultramarathon runner motivational speaker. Be cautious about when you start to read this book, as it is tough to put down. On this adventure, 8 youth ambassadors aged 1721 joined ray zahab and fellow i2p adventurers, teachers and doctors on the journey of their lives as they ran across some of the most beautiful regions in the republic of botswana a country of 2 million people that is located just north of south africa. A month before ted2009, he made the fastest unsupported trip to the south pole on foot and snowshoes. Upon completing the expedition, ray was moved to found impossible2possible, inspired by the realization that we are all capable of the extraordinary. As you turn each page and pass each day with justin and saku, you will be drawn into a grand adventure, fraught with danger, delight. Zahab is also the author of the autobiography running for my life. Ray zahab is an adventurer and ultra marathoner who has ran or trekked more then 12,000km across the worlds deserts and arctic regions. One man, one dog, a grand adventure across the newfoundland wilderness. The two adventurers travelled to the far reaches of frozen siberia and the remote shores of lake baikal, the oldest, deepest lake in the world, to run some 650km unsupported down the length of its frozen surface. My friend, ray zahab, created the nonprofit organization with the support of bob cox to encourage youth to reach beyond their perceived limits, and to use adventure as a medium to educate, inspire, and empower youth around the world. Jon golden zahab continues to seek out ambitious adventures and. He is a member of the board of directors of ryans well foundation, a representative of spread the net, and founder of impossible2possible.
The run is designed to be low stress, high fun, with no official timing or results. When ray zahab completed his 111day run across the sahara desert he unearthed a passion for ultralong distance running. My name is ray zahab, i am a canadian adventurer, ultra distance runner and founder of nonprofit impossible2possible. On november 1, 2006 ray and two other runners set out on an epic expedition to cross the sahara desert by foot. Jul 23, 2014 ray zahab, founder of impossible2possible i2p and a member of the team that crossed the continent of africa in the documentary film titled running the sahara, has been added to the advisory board for the race across usa, scheduled to begin in january 2015. I as well am honored to be explorer in residence of the royal canadian geographic society, and fellow of the royal geographical society.
On this adventure, 8 youth ambassadors aged 1721 will joined ray zahab and fellow i2p adventurers, teachers and doctors on the journey of their lives as they run across some of the most beautiful regions in the republic of botswana a country of 2 million people that is located just north of south africa. Ray zahab, adventurer, founder impossible2possible when a rare neurological disease struck his young niece, my friend al sprung into action. Ray zahabs amazing ultra marathon journey isbn 9780143179672. In 2008, ray founded impossible2possible i2p an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning. Ray zahab online research danny anthony perez n017532. In february 2016, ray zahab can, jen segger can and stefano gregoretti italy set out on a unique and challenging expedition that spanned 100 degrees celsius on the thermometer. Ray zahabs amazing ultramarathon journey the one thing among leaders that seems to be consistent is that ability to be resilient links. They will run upwards of a marathon per day, joining educators and scientists to study earth science and the rise of dinosaurs. This week we learn how to do the impossible with extreme athlete, ray zahab. Hear the latest podcast with this kickass canadian recorded. Live video conferencing, live website will bring the expedition. About ray, bio, running and expedition highlights ray zahab.
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