Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They're single and live lives off the grid. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I run to breathe the fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I love to run and I have some tips to keep it fresh and novel. I rarely use the same route twice.… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I do a lot of marathons as training runs. If I'm somewhere and there's a marathon, I'll sign up and just go… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running.… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Running is a simple, primitive act, and therein lays its power. For it is one of the few commonalities left between us… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I am always nervous before the start of a race. It helps me to say to myself to try my very best.… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
How to run an ultramarathon ? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
If someone had said to me before I started doing this that a human being is capable of running 100 miles nonstop,… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Unlike running on a road or concrete, natural surfaces are more forgiving and offer a more varied terrain, ultimately resulting in less… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
When I was running across the country, I was doing 40 or 50 miles a day in sleeting snow with zero visibility… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I've raced on all seven continents at least twice. I've probably run thousands of races. But the single race that I'm most… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Beyond racing, I just love the art form of running, of conceiving new ideas like the 50 Marathons in 50 States in… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Runners are competitive folks. I think some might feel slighted they haven't got more recognition. I think they have a point. In… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
“As a runner, that's what I know how to do. To strike out on a trail and just go and go and… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Running unites us and brings us together because, in the words of the great Bill Rogers, "We sweat the same. We struggle… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
A Marathon is not about running, it is about salvation. We spend so much of our lives doubting ourselves, thinking we're not… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
If you just go out there and run 100 miles, it breaks down a lot of barriers in terms of self-imposed limitations. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I run because if I didn’t, I’d be sluggish and glum and spend too much time on the couch. I run to… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
There are so many things in life that divide us, that separate us and tear us apart, be it race, religion, creed,… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Running was a part of my hardwiring, and that's what I wanted to do. So this is what I tell people who… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go. —T. S. Eliot” — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
I am always nervous before the start of a race. It helps me to say to myself to try my very best. That is… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
I run because if I didn’t, I’d be sluggish and glum and spend too much time on the couch. I run to breathe the… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
Unlike running on a road or concrete, natural surfaces are more forgiving and offer a more varied terrain, ultimately resulting in less repetitive micro-trauma… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
I do a lot of marathons as training runs. If I'm somewhere and there's a marathon, I'll sign up and just go run it. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
If it felt good, you didn't push hard enough. It's supposed to hurt like hell. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
If someone had said to me before I started doing this that a human being is capable of running 100 miles nonstop, I would… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
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… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
“Never, under any circumstances, argue with a tired woman. She is always right.” — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They're single and live lives off the grid. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share
