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… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence.… — 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 Image
Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness. — 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. That is… — 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 breathe the… — 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 repetitive micro-trauma… — 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 run it. — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
If it felt good, you didn't push hard enough. It's supposed to hurt like hell. — 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, I would… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
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 Image
