PHOTOS: Dog tags along with marathon runner in race across Gobi Desert

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Sunday, August 7, 2016
This image shows extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard with the dog he nicknamed "Gobi" after he tagged along for 77 miles of his trek.
This image shows extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard with the dog he nicknamed "Gobi" after he tagged along for 77 miles of his trek.
Dion Leonard poses with the dog he nicknamed "Gobi" after who ran with him for 77 miles in a race across the Gobi Dessert.
This image shows extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard with the dog he nicknamed "Gobi" after he tagged along for 77 miles of his trek.
This image shows extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard with the dog he nicknamed "Gobi" after he tagged along for 77 miles of his trek.
PHOTOS: Dog tags along with marathon runner in race across Gobi DesertThis image shows extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard with the dog he nicknamed "Gobi" after he tagged along for 77 miles of his trek.
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A marathoner in China had a special companion tag along with him.

A stray dog started following Dion Leonard during a week-long race across the Gobi Desert.

The dog he nicknamed "Gobi" stuck with him for days, running 77 miles by his side.

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