Charlie Engle

Char­lie Engle

For Elite adven­turer, Char­lie Engle, every day brings a new chal­lenge. He has run through some of the most for­bid­ding ter­rain on the planet and has learned many lessons about life along the sway. With a lot of deter­mi­na­tion and the abil­ity to endure hard­ships in every way, Char­lie has moved from a life of drugs and alco­hol to a life of under­stand­ing and learn­ing to live with him­self. After many years of sobri­ety, he has become a top ath­lete, spokesper­son and philanthropist.

In 2006, Char­lie joined fel­low ultra­ma­rathon run­ners Ray Zahab and Kevin Lin in run­ning across the Sahara  Desert, from the Sene­gal Coast to the Red Sea in Egypt. The 4,300 mile jour­ney took 111 days. By the end they were aver­ag­ing 50 miles a day! That’s almost two marathons every day, after run­ning over 3000 miles. The jour­ney was cap­tured in a stun­ningly beau­ti­ful National Geo­graphic film titled Run­ning the Sahara.

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