GOBI MARCH (MONGOLIA)
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON

21-27 June 2026

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David YOUNG, M.D.

Medical Director

United States

Hirotaka NAKAGAWA

Physician

United States

David YOUNG, M.D.

Medical Director

United States

Dr. David Young is the Medical Director for the Namib Race 2024. He is an Emergency Medicine Doctor who currently practices medicine in an academic hospital in Denver, Colorado where he also teaches wilderness medicine to residents and fellows which fits perfectly as his interests include wilderness medicine, human performance, extreme environments, and race medicine. Dr. Dave completed his residency through Harvard University's emergency medicine residency program followed by a fellowship in Wilderness Medicine at the University of Colorado. He had graduated magna cum laude from the University of Redlands in 2003. At Boston University he completed his Masters in Exercise Physiology in 2005 and Nutrition in 2006, followed by his Doctorate in 2010 where he was named a Massachusetts Medical Society Scholar. Not only is Dr. Dave well qualified as a doctor he also loves to be involved in all aspects of ultra endurance events - both as an athlete as well as providing medical support as a volunteer. The Gobi March (Mongolia) 2026 is his eighth time working on the medical team of a RacingThePlanet Ultramarathon having already worked at the Atacama Crossing 2012, the Namib Race 2016 and 2022 (also in Namibia), RacingThePlanet: New Zealand 2019, the Atacama Crossing 2019, the Gobi March 2023 and the Namib Race 2024. He also successfully completed RacingThePlanet: Patagonia as a racer in 2017. When he is not working his interests include international travel, contemporary art, photography and many outdoor sports, including distance running, rock climbing and cycling.

Hirotaka NAKAGAWA

Physician

United States

We’re delighted to welcome back Dr. Hiro to the Gobi March (Mongolia) 2026 Medical Team after his debut at the Gobi March (Mongolia) 2025. A physician with advanced training in sports medicine, he completed his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Tufts University in Boston, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at UC Davis. He now works at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in California, caring for athletes and non-athletes alike with musculoskeletal injuries. Passionate about keeping people moving, Hiro also keeps himself moving — most often on the soccer field, where he claims it counts as “research.”

GOBI MARCH (MONGOLIA)
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON

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David YOUNG, M.D.

Medical Director

Hirotaka NAKAGAWA

Physician

David YOUNG, M.D.

Medical Director

Hirotaka NAKAGAWA

Physician

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David YOUNG, M.D.

Medical Director

Hirotaka NAKAGAWA

Physician

David YOUNG, M.D.

Medical Director

Hirotaka NAKAGAWA

Physician

GOBI MARCH (MONGOLIA)
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON