Ali Wehbi
Ali Wehbi is an extreme runner, adventure racer.
The first Lebanese and Arab ever to complete the 4 Deserts race. The race takes place in the hottest, coldest, windiest and driest places on earth.
Biography
Ali Wehbi is the first Lebanese and only Arab ever to complete the 4 Deserts race. The race takes place in the hottest, coldest, windiest and driest places on earth. Time magazine classified the 4Deserts Series as number 2 in its top 10 list of endurance competitions.
In April 2013, Ali Wehbi ran the North Pole Marathon, Adventure Racing at the Top of the World in -40 C, to spread climate change messages to a large global audience and to celebrate the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross). Planted the Red Cross emblem in the North Pole. The flag was a "gift" from the Lebanese Red Cross to the ICRC, for its 150th birthday, which is now at the red cross museum in Geneva.
Personal life
ICT Consulting, father of 2, it was not until he lost his mother to a battle with cancer that he began to question his desires and lifestyle and began his quest to become an athlete in the world’s most difficult races. He has run the Sahara race (Egypt 2007, 2008, 2009, 250 km) where he finished 3rd overall, Atacama Crossing, Marathon des sable, Gobi desert, Last Desert Antarctica, North Pole, etc.
References
- Local runner trains for Arctic marathon The Daily Star, 22 March 2013
- The Red Cross Flag from the North Pole to the ICRC Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Lebanese Red Cross
- Running the country’s perimeter, for peace The Daily Star, 25 August 2012
- WEHBI GIVES LEBANON a bigger ACHIEVEMENT Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Executive Business Magazine, 22 March 2011
- Le coureur des déserts Ali WEHBI apporte une victoire de plus au Liban Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Libnanews, 21/03/2011
External links
- Ali Wehbi Web Site Official site
- From Beirut to the North Pole (من بيروت الى القطب الشمالي ..)
- Ali Wehbi The Lebanese desert runner presentation
- Ali Wehbi Lebanese Coast Run
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