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    Running to Extremes

    Ray Zahab's Amazing Ultramarathon Journey

    Author Steve Pitt, Ray Zahab
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    Tundra Book Group | Puffin Canada
    On sale Aug 30, 2011 | 112 Pages | 9780143185819
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    Ray Zahab was always the last to be picked for team games. Eventually, he quit trying and as he got older, he took up smoking and drinking. But after his grandfather and uncle died, and his father suffered a stroke, Ray realized he had to take charge of his life.

    Ray gave up his destructive habits and started looking for new challenges. When he read about the 160-km Yukon ultramarathon, he knew he had to give it a try. Everyone thought he was crazy. Ray had never even run in a regular marathon.

    One ultramarathon quickly led to another and Ray now combines his zeal for the race with a passion for fundraising.

    © Kevin Pitt
    Steve Pitt was born in Weston, Ontario on October 15th, 1954 – the night Hurricane Hazel devastated Southern Ontario. He has been fascinated by the storm ever since. He has been a writer for twenty-five years, during which time he has also worked as a youth outreach worker, a goose rancher, a gold prospector in the Yukon, an armored truck guard, and resort cook. He holds a Master of Divinity degree, two black belts in tae kwon do, and is currently studying to be a chef. His articles have appeared in Canadian Family, Healthwatch, Rotunda, Legion Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and Stitches Magazine. This is Steve Pitt’s first book. View titles by Steve Pitt
    In 2006, former pack a day smoker Ray Zahab and two friends set out on an expedition to cross the Sahara Desert by foot. 111 days and 7,500 km after leaving the coast of Senegal, Africa, they completed their journey by stepping into the Red Sea. In 2008, Zahab became the founder of impossible2Possible (i2P), an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning. View titles by Ray Zahab

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    Ray Zahab was always the last to be picked for team games. Eventually, he quit trying and as he got older, he took up smoking and drinking. But after his grandfather and uncle died, and his father suffered a stroke, Ray realized he had to take charge of his life.

    Ray gave up his destructive habits and started looking for new challenges. When he read about the 160-km Yukon ultramarathon, he knew he had to give it a try. Everyone thought he was crazy. Ray had never even run in a regular marathon.

    One ultramarathon quickly led to another and Ray now combines his zeal for the race with a passion for fundraising.

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    © Kevin Pitt
    Steve Pitt was born in Weston, Ontario on October 15th, 1954 – the night Hurricane Hazel devastated Southern Ontario. He has been fascinated by the storm ever since. He has been a writer for twenty-five years, during which time he has also worked as a youth outreach worker, a goose rancher, a gold prospector in the Yukon, an armored truck guard, and resort cook. He holds a Master of Divinity degree, two black belts in tae kwon do, and is currently studying to be a chef. His articles have appeared in Canadian Family, Healthwatch, Rotunda, Legion Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and Stitches Magazine. This is Steve Pitt’s first book. View titles by Steve Pitt
    In 2006, former pack a day smoker Ray Zahab and two friends set out on an expedition to cross the Sahara Desert by foot. 111 days and 7,500 km after leaving the coast of Senegal, Africa, they completed their journey by stepping into the Red Sea. In 2008, Zahab became the founder of impossible2Possible (i2P), an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning. View titles by Ray Zahab

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