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Runners are competitive folks. I think some might feel slighted they haven't got more recognition. I think they have a point. In running, you won't necessarily get noticed just for turning in good performances.

Runners are competitive folks. I think some might feel slighted they haven't got more recognition. I think they have a point. In running, you won't necessarily get noticed just for turning in good performances.

Dean Karnazes
Running, Thinking, Might

Endurance running was my passion, my ride. So here, I was in the driver's seat, running for two days straight pushing the mental and physical limits striving to be better, to go farther, to give more.

Dean Karnazes
Running, Passion, Two
Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.141, Atlantic Books

As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop?

Dean Karnazes
Running, Passion, Heart
Dean Karnazes (2006). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.199, Penguin

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.

Dean Karnazes
Running, Cycling, Rocks

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.

Dean Karnazes
Running, Simple, Race

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
Running, Training, Marathon
"Dean Karnazes Makes Marathoners Look Lazy" By Catherine Pearson, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 30, 2012.

I have an ElliptiGO. It's a standup bicycle. You don't pedal; you stride on it. It allows me to have the same striding motion as running without the impact.

Dean Karnazes
Running, Impact, Pedals

Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining proper hydration and caloric equilibrium also becomes increasingly critical.

Dean Karnazes
Running, Hydration, Race

If someone had said to me before I started doing this that a human being is capable of running 100 miles nonstop, I would have just said: 'No way. I mean, how?' 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
Running, Mean, Self

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