Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes

SUMMARY: I loved this book! I had a hard time putting it down.

Dean Karnazes ran cross county events in school and was failrly successful. He tried Trand & Field, but after a disagreement with the coach, he gave up running. Years later after his sister died in a car accident, Dean found himself running for 30 miles in blistered feet. He began to run again as a release. Then he learn about the Western States 100 Endurance race (100 miles through mountains). He raced a 50 mile race, and qualified for the Western States 100 race. He managed to drag himself across the finish line. He then tried the Badwater Ultramarathon, and 135 mile endurance race from the lowest point in Death Valley, to the Mt Whitney with temperatures reach 130 degrees. He didn’t complete it the firts year, but made it the next year. He goes on the run to a 199 mile 12 person relay race as a team of one (Team Dean).

Dean Karnazes is currently preparing to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days (Endurance50).
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Posted by Rob in Reviews on August 29th, 2006 |