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- On November 1, 2006, former “pack a day smoker” turned ultra runner Ray Zahab and two friends, Charlie Engle and Kevin Lin, set out on an expedition to cross the Sahara Desert by foot. 111 days and 7,500 kms after leaving the coast of Senegal, Africa they completed their journey by stepping into the Red Sea.
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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]
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Discovery. Running The Sahara: 7,500km in 111 days. Ray Zahab is a Canadian Explorer, ultra distance runner and Founder of non-profit impossible2Possible. A recent recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, Ray is an Explorer in Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
May 8, 2009 · In February, 2007, Charlie and teammates Ray Zahab and Kevin Lin became the first people in history to run across the entire Sahara Desert, covering over 4,300 miles in what became a 111...
Oct 17, 2008 · Running the Sahara: Directed by James Moll. With Matt Damon, Charlie Engle, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab. Three men attempt to become the first humans to run coast to coast across the Sahara Desert.
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- Documentary, Sport
- James Moll
- 2008-10-17
Running time. 102 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Running the Sahara is a 2007 documentary feature film that chronicles Ray Zahab, Charlie Engle, and Kevin Lin 's attempt to run across the entire Sahara Desert. They traveled a total of 6920 kilometers, reaching the Red Sea on February 20, 2007.
- English
- James Moll
- 2007
On November 1, 2006, Charlie, Ray Zahab (who used to be a heavy smoker with an unhealthy lifestyle) and Kevin Lin started running over 4,300 miles (6,920 kilometers) across the Sahara Desert, while raising millions of dollars for the Clean Water charity H20 Africa.
Mar 24, 2022 · Running the Sahara (Trailer) Watch on. It hasn’t been all about running in hot, dry places like the Sahara or Chile’s Atacama Desert, which Zahab crossed in January of 2011, in sometimes 50°C heat, in what he considers perhaps his most physically demanding mission.
