“Just Do It” is Henry Gold’s motto for life. (In his mind, at least, he beat all famous athletic footwear companies to this slogan). Henry’s story is a wild ride, starting with a childhood fascination with Africa sparked by a legendary barefoot marathoner. Henry moved from Czechoslovakia (via Israel) to Canada, where he studied engineering in college, which set him up perfectly to… co-found a non-profit organization working in Africa called Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief. During his time in Africa, Henry dreamt of starting a 12,000-kilometer bike race from Cairo to Cape Town as a marketing stunt for a bicycle that didn’t exist. In 2003, his outrageous idea for this trans-continental race became the first Tour d'Afrique, a journey that established a company that Henry, now 73 years old, still leads today and set the precedent for epic cross-continental supported tours. And just when you thought it couldn’t get crazier, Henry casually recounts being trampled by an elephant in India and living to tell the tale.  Tune in for a story so full of twists, turns, dead ends, and triumphs that it makes your wildest adventures look like a trip to the mall to pick up a pair of running shoes.

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