Desert running in the summer and Arctic running in the winter.
Today’s Guest: Ray Zehab
Information:
Ray grew up in Ohio.
He started running in his 30’s.
When he started doing sports his whole life changed.
He started running Ultras around the world.
Ray is the creator of Impossible to Possible, a foundation that does free expedition based learning programs for students.
Things we discussed:
He was not happy with the path his life was taking so he decided to change it.
He didn’t know what to do with his life, and his little brother was doing a lot of adventures that he found very inspiring so he decided to give it a try.
When he met the Ultra he thought it was crazy but he decided he would like to try it and he ended up winning that race and he couldn’t believe it.
He tells us that when he crossed the finish line of his first ultra he had figured out how to overcome his negative thoughts.
He saysthat learning is one of his favorite parts of his adventures.
We talk about the impact of remote education.
His next expedition is in the Arctic.
Ray is the Author of 2 books: Running for My Life, and Running to Extremes. He is working on his third book
Bridge questions:
Your most important piece of gear: I-phone.
Strangest thing you’ve ever seen: The petraglyphs in the Atacama Desert
Word or phrase that describes your philosophy of life: The most difficult challenge we face is 90% mental and the other 10% is all in our heads.
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