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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
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Dean Karnazes
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 23
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Ultramarathon Runner
Inglewood
California
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