Dean Karnazes
Dean Karnazes
Dean Karnazes, is an American ultramarathon runner, and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner, which details ultra endurance running for the general public...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth23 August 1962
CountryUnited States of America
fit grad
I went to college, grad school. I got an M.B.A., had a really cush corporate job. But I was just bored stiff. I didn't fit that mold.
maybe time
Personally, I don't stretch, I don't get massages. Maybe massages would be useful, but I just don't have the time for it.
athletes certainly novel pushing races running seeking ways
Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.
appeal certain endurance expanding extreme human physical seeking testing
To an extreme athlete, there's a certain appeal to doing extreme things - seeking the most extreme physical challenges in some of the most extreme climates in the world. Testing and expanding the limits of human endurance is kind of my thing.
sports running office
Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.
goal risk elements
Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.
vegetables nuts corn-syrup
I eat nothing that's processed or refined - no high-fructose corn syrup, no sugar, no trans-fats. I eat a lot of fish and monounsaturated fats from olives, olive oil and nuts. A lot of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. No bread. No gluten. No wheat. No rice.
powerful comfort
Don't confuse comfort with happiness.
heaven sometimes hell
Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven.
achievement soul comfort
We have killed our souls with comfort instead of seeking fulfillment and achievement.
morning mirrors people
Never, however, do I take shortcuts. There is not path of least resistance in my training. What I do equates to hard manual labor, disciplined grunt work. Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself. You might be able to fool some people, but you can never fool yourself. Your toughest critic is the one you face every morning in the mirror.
book adventure air
Adventure books are my personal favorites. 'The Endurance,' a story about Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctica expedition, or 'Into Thin Air,' Jon Krakauer's personal account of the 1996 disaster on Mt Everest, are two notables.
confused lines comfort
Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness.
office devil levels
I have my whole office set-up at waist level; I don't sit at all during the day. Sitting, to me, is the devil.