![]() ![]() Leonard had trained for months for this ultra-race and honed a solid game plan on how to conquer this grueling challenge among the world’s best runners. “Little did I know at the time that this little dog who came out of nowhere would change my life and her life forever,” says the Australian-Brit, now an in-demand motivational speaker living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his wife, Lucja, and the now 6-year-old Gobi.īut let’s go back to June 20, 2016, in the Gobi Desert. ![]() A movie version of their remarkable, unbreakable connection is expected for release later next year. Their amazing tale is captured in Leonard’s 2017 book Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart. Leonard relied on help from dog lovers in China and all over the world to find and eventually be reunited with his canine kindred spirit. And then, somehow, during the Gobi’s required quarantine, she became lost and injured. But Leonard’s attempts to adopt and bring her home proved to be time-consuming, challenging, and expensive. They met and bonded at that Gobi Desert race. ![]() He finished second among the world-elite runners but is still enjoying life’s victory lap thanks to lessons he continues to learn from the scrappy stray dog he adopted and named Gobi. He went to the Gobi Desert in China in 2016 to win a grueling six-day, 155-mile race. Just ask ultramarathon runner Dion Leonard. Sometimes, victory doesn’t mean you cross the finish line first. ![]()
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