Finding Gobi
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Dion Leonard 🇦🇺 Ultra Runner, Speaker, Author of #FindingGobi & #LaraRunawayCat ⭐️ New York Times ⭐️ Sunday Times ⭐️ International Bestseller ⭐ 24 Languages
United States
Joined January 2012
RT @findinggobi: Upcoming event in Colarado 🇺🇸 . Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Smoky Hill Library, Centennial, C….
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Oregon 200 – Thrilled to have smashed my goal of a sub-60 hour finish, crossing the line in 56:12 for 2nd place and beating the previous course record along the way! Best crew ever too ❤️
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Upcoming event in Colarado 🇺🇸 . Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Smoky Hill Library, Centennial, CO. Attendees to the event will need to register as the meeting venues can only accommodate 150 to 250 people. Register at:.
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Next upcoming event - Bend & Redmond Oregon 🇺🇸 August 30th. Come along and say 👋
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RT @MrsFe77: I hadn’t heard of Dion Leonard and Gobi before I bought this yesterday tho am.Told it is well-known on socials. An amazing tru….
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RT @carsoncitylib: 🐾 Meet author Dion Leonard & hear the heartwarming true story of Finding Gobi—an inspiring tale of friendship, determina….
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RT @GossipRoomOff: 🚨 Une rencontre incroyable en plein désert de Gobi…. Lors d’un ultramarathon de 250 km à travers l’un des environnements….
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In 2016, the British newspaper Daily Mirror was the first media outlet to ever feature the story of me & Gobi meeting in the race across the Gobi Desert. Recently they did a follow up feature on our lives since:
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🏃♂️ New Episode Alert! 🏃♀️.We're thrilled to welcome Dion Leonard to the Scottish Running Podcast! 🎙️. 🎧 Don’t miss this amazing story of resilience, compassion, and the unexpected friendships running can bring. 👉 Listen now:
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Next upcoming event - Carson City, Nevada 🇺🇸 . This is a fun, free, family event so come along and listen to our story and meet Gobi too 😃👍
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Over the weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the inaugural Copper Kings 100 mile race in Butte, Montana. Awesome to finish the race with Lucja and Gobi dragging me to 7th place overall with a time of 23 hours and 15 minutes.
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Gobi recently celebrated her 11th birthday, and I've had the joy of sharing 9 of those years with her. Here's a video showcasing 9 of Gobi's birthday celebrations ❤️
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Happy Birthday Gobi 🎂 11 years young today 😃👍. This is the 9th year anniversary of us meeting in the Gobi Desert back in June 20, 2016 ❤️
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RT @RedefinedDivine: Dion Leonard from Scottland participated in 155 mile Gobi desert run to be joined at the starting line by this sweet g….
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Next upcoming event - Fairfield, California . This is a fun, free, family event so come along and listen to our story and meet Gobi too 😃👍
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We’ve still got it…some running fun with Gobi at White Sands, New Mexico 😃👊
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