Meet Dean
Named by TIME magazine as one of the “ Most Influential People in the World,” Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days. He’s run across Death Valley in the middle of summer, and he’s run a marathon to the South Pole.
On ten separate occasions he’s run a mile relay race solo, racing alongside teams of twelve. His list of competitive achievements include winning the World’s Toughest Footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon, and winning the 4 Deserts Challenge, racing in the hottest, driest, windiest and coldest places on earth.
A NY Times bestselling author, Dean is a frequent speaker and panelist at many running and sporting events worldwide.
AWARDS
An ESPN ESPY winner and 3-time recipient of Competitor magazines Endurance Athlete of the Year award, Dean has served as a US Athlete Ambassador in overseas sports diplomacy envoys to Central Asia and South America. He’s twice carried the Olympic Torch and is a recipient of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award.
He has r
The Man Behind Ultramarathon Man
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How Dean Karnazes became the biggest celebrity in ultrarunning – and where he&#;s running next
Photo by Corey Rich
Dean Karnazes does not sit still. America’s most famous ultrarunner ran up to meet me in a park near his home in Ross, a quaint and affluent town north of San Francisco, and politely declined to sit at my side on a bench.
“That’s OK, I’m good,” he said with a big grin that cut across his long, square-jawed face. Then he started doing squats and calf stretches.
His smile revealed tiny, barely visible white hooks on a couple of teeth, which are part of his concealed orthodontia, odd for someone his age—he turned 49 last August. His wife, Julie, a dentist, installed them after his day, nearly mile run from Los Angeles to New York dubbed the “Run Across America,” that he completed last spring.
Long stretches of his to mile daily runs were along a narrow highway shoulder with big rigs repeatedly zooming by and honking. “I was clenching my teeth and literally
Dean Karnazes Interview | Meet the Man Who Ran 50 Marathons in 50 Days
Running
This ultra runner is no ordinary human being
Words: Tristan Kennedy. Main image: The North Face
2, years ago, a Greek man named Pheidippides died after running a &#;marathon&#; to deliver news of the military victory in the town of the same name. Seeking a greater understanding of himself and the origins of his sport, Greek-American ultra runner Dean Karnazes recently retraced his footsteps. He hadn’t realised he’d risk death himself in the process&#;
It’s four days before the London Marathon, an event that will see more than 40, people from all around the world attempt an incredible feat of endurance. For many this will be the only time in their lives they ever run miles.
There will be sweat, there will be tears, there will probably even be blood. In previous years people have died running the London Marathon. At the very least for most of them it will be a landmark achievement, one to tick off, if not necessarily to repeat.
The man sat opposite me however, is treating the imminent ordeal a whole lot more casually. “So you’re here to run the London Marathon…” I ask Dean Karnazes.
Dean Karnazes
| American marathon runner Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Constantine Karnazes: The Legendary Ultramarathon Man
- A Coach's Influence and Record-Breaking High School Career
- A Renaissance of Running at 30
- Extreme Feats and World Records
- Disneyland to New York
- Authorship, Advocacy, and Business Ventures
- Personal Life and Legacy
Constantine Karnazes: The Legendary Ultramarathon Man
Early Life and Running RootsConstantine Karnazes, now known as Dean Karnazes, was born in in Los Angeles, California. His Greek ancestry instilled in him a strong work ethic and determination. From a young age, Dean had an insatiable hunger for running, using it as a means of exploration and self-discovery. At the tender age of 11, he trekked across the Grand Canyon and scaled Mount Whitney.
A Coach's Influence and Record-Breaking High School Career
Dean's high school coach, Jack McTavish, recognized his exceptional talent and pushed him to train relentlessly. Dean became the school's star runner, shattering records with his endurance and tenacity. However, in his senior year, a clash with a new coach led him to abandon training for the next 15 years.
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