Ray Zahab

Raymond Zahab, MSC (born in 1969)^[1] is a Canadian long-distance runner and public speaker. He has run in long-distance running adventures in several countries, including the South Pole, Siberia, and the Atacama Desert in Chile.^[2][3] He crossed the Sahara with Charlie Engle, (USA) and Kevin Lin (Taiwan).^[4][5]

Raymond Zahab
Zahab speaking at TED in 2009. Photograph by Bill Holsinger-Robinson.
Born	1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[1]
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	long-distance runner, public speaker

Zahab starred in the 2007 documentary film "Running the Sahara" narrated and produced by Matt Damon and directed by Oscar-winner James Moll, which follows three men as they run across the Sahara Desert, a journey of 111 days and more than 4,300 miles of challenging terrain.^[6]

Zahab is also the author of the autobiography Running for My Life: On the Extreme Road with Adventure Runner Ray Zahab (ISBN 978-1-897178-44-7),^[7] and co-author with Steve Pitt of Running to Extremes: Ray Zahab's Amazing Ultra marathon Journey (ISBN 978-0143179672).^[8] and co author with Eric Walters of Just Deserts.

Results

Gobi March Team 2006 — 1st

Sahara Race 2005 — 1st

Libyan Challenge 2006 — 1st

BadWater Ultra — DNF

Marathon des Sables 2005 — 24th

Trans333 2004 — 3rd

Jungle Marathon Solo 2004 — 8th

Jungle Marathon Team 2004 — 1st

Marathon des Sables 2004 — 47th

Yukon Arctic Ultra 2004 — 1st

Honours

In 2015, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.^[9]