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
Listen to everyone, follow no one.
running want take-me
I run because it always takes me where I want to go.
pie trying
I'm not trying to take more of the pie for myself. I'm trying to make the pie larger for everyone.
running risk grows
You cannot grow and expand your capabilities without running the risk of failure.
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.
running simple race
Running is a simple, primitive act, and therein lays its power. For it is one of the few commonalities left between us as a human race.
confused lines comfort
Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness.
running feet puff
How to run an ultramarathon ? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till you cross the finish line.
running failing when-all-else-fails
When all else fails, start running!
hurt hell enough
If it felt good, you didn't push hard enough. It's supposed to hurt like hell.
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.
running pushing failing
Unless you're not pushing yourself, you're not living to the fullest. You can't be afraid to fail, but unless you fail, you haven't pushed hard enough."
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.
dream may seems
Regardless of how distant your dreams may seem, every second counts.