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Want a strong, solid relationship that is willing to go the distance? Get to know your running shoes.
Dean Karnazes
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Dean Karnazes
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 23
Athletics Competitor
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Long-Distance Runner
Marathon Runner
Ultramarathon Runner
Inglewood
California
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As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop?... There'll likely be a point of diminishing returns, a point where my strength will begin to wane. Until then, I'll just keep plodding onward, putting one foot in front of the other to the best of my ability. Smiling the entire time.
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Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must just never give up.
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If it comes easy, if it doesn’t require extraordinary effort, you’re not pushing hard enough. It’s supposed to hurt like hell.
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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 fats from olives, olive oil and nuts. A lot of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. No bread. No gluten. No wheat. No rice.
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A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They're single and live lives off the grid.
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I run with a credit card and a cell phone, so when there is not a 7-Eleven around, like some of the country roads out there, I can get him to deliver a pizza to me. And I kind of give them a coordinate, a corner.
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