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I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

Dean Karnazes

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Dean Karnazes
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 23
Athletics Competitor
Author
Long-Distance Runner
Marathon Runner
Ultramarathon Runner
Inglewood
California
Pain
Hardship
Running
Struggling
Feel
Odds
Feels
Adversity
Great
Struggle
Never
Bring
Alive
Untold
Suffering
Insurmountable

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