page_title: Dion Leonard
hierarchical_section_title: Dion Leonard
caption_attribution_description: English: Dion Leonard running the 2013 Kalahari Extreme 250km desert race in South Africa
context_page_description: Dion Leonard is an Australian/British endurance athlete and ultramarathon runner, Motivational speaker, and author of New York Times Bestseller 'Finding Gobi', the non fiction memoir of his story of his dog, Gobi, who ran 77 miles of a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert. Leonard who grew up in Warwick, Queensland before moving to the U.K. started running in 2013 and has already achieved numerous top 10 finishes in ultra races around the world in the most extreme conditions. Leonard has not only competed in but completed some of the world's toughest ultra running races across the most inhospitable landscapes.
  In 2019, Leonard won the inaugural Delirious West 200 mile race in a time of 61 hours and 24 minutes. Leonard also became the first man to complete the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning and the Leadville Leadman series in a single year.
  In 2018, Leonard completed the Triple Crown of 200 mile races, finishing the series in 2nd place overall in 220:10:44.
  In 2017, Leonard won the 250 km Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon in a time of 26 hours and 22 minutes.
  In 2016, Leonard finished 2nd at the Gobi Desert 250 km race in 29 hours and 32 minutes.
context_section_description: Dion Leonard (born Sydney, Australia, 2 January 1975)  is an Australian/British endurance athlete and ultramarathon runner, Motivational speaker, and author of New York Times Bestseller 'Finding Gobi',  the non fiction memoir of his story of his dog, Gobi, who ran 77 miles of a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert. Leonard who grew up in Warwick, Queensland before moving to the U.K. started running in 2013 and has already achieved numerous top 10 finishes (including wins) in ultra races around the world in the most extreme conditions. Leonard has not only competed in but completed some of the world's toughest ultra running races across the most inhospitable landscapes.
  In 2019, Leonard won the inaugural Delirious West 200 mile race in a time of 61 hours and 24 minutes. Leonard also became the first man to complete the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning and the Leadville Leadman series in a single year.
  In 2018, Leonard completed the Triple Crown of 200 mile races, finishing the series in 2nd place overall in 220:10:44.
  In 2017, Leonard won the 250 km Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon in a time of 26 hours and 22 minutes.
  In 2016, Leonard finished 2nd at the Gobi Desert 250 km race in 29 hours and 32 minutes.
  In 2015, Leonard finished 3rd at the 220 km Cambodia - The Ancient Khmer Path.
  In 2014, Leonard finished 2nd at the 250 km Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon in a time of 23 hours and 28 minutes.
caption: Dion Leonard running the 2013 Kalahari Extreme 250km Marathon in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa
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