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 fresh air. I run to explore. I run to escape the ordinary. I run…to savor the… — 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
