Ultra Runner Wants To Adopt Stray Dog Who Ran With Him In The Grueling Gobi Desert Race

''It seems a strange place to bond with a dog, but ultra runner Dion Leonard found the perfect running mate while recently racing in the Gobi desert. The British runner was participating in the grueling 155 mile (250 km) 4 Deserts Race across China’s Gobi desert when he was joined by a small, stray dog. The terrier refused to leave his side through the week-long race, even with temperatures soaring as high as 125 Fahrenheit (52 C)!

The dog first appeared as the racers ran over the Tian Shan Mountains and took an instant liking to Leonard. “Gobi”, as she was nicknamed, quickly became a fixture around camp. She followed Leonard into his tent and refused to sleep anywhere else...''

by Reshareworthy