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TEDxOttawa - Ray Zahab - 12/06/09

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Comedy

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Ray Zahab is an extreme runner and world adventurer who ran over 7000km across the entire Sahara  running an average 70k a day for 111 days in extreme weather. On January 7, 2009 Ray and two other Canadians, broke the world speed record from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. In the process, Ray became the first person to trek to the South Pole on this traditional 1130 km route solely on foot. What inspired him to do this, especially considering he was a pack a day smoker just a few years ago? Check out his presentation and find out how this is connected to young people and htt://impossible2possible.com  which he founded in 2008.

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