It was an unusually cold morning as we waited for the race to start. When Gobi was temporarily separated from him, the elite athlete made it his duty to find her and bring her home to his family and hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland.ĮspnW chatted with Leonard about his four-legged friend and his forthcoming memoir, "Finding Gobi," which releases in June.ĮspnW: Take us through the moment you met Gobi.ĭion Leonard: I was at the base of the Tian Shan mountain range in northwest China on day 2 of a six-stage, seven-day, 155-mile race. Leonard, understanding how special the pup was, knew this was the beginning of a lifelong friendship.
Tiny in stature but big in heart, Gobi went step-for-step with Leonard over the Tian Shan mountains and across massive sand dunes, keeping pace for nearly 80 miles. National Puppy Day is Thursday, so in honor of the occasion, we'd like to reintroduce you to Gobi, a small but scrappy border terrier mix who accompanied ultra-marathon runner Dion Leonard on a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China last year. Gobi, a puppy, joined elite runner Dion Leonard on a 155-mile desert marathon You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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