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. Dean Karnazes More Quotes by Dean Karnazes More Quotes From Dean Karnazes 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 passion running two If you keep chasing your dreams, one day you'll catch them. Dean Karnazes chasing one-day dream 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 breaking-down self running You cannot grow and expand your capabilities without running the risk of failure. Dean Karnazes risk grows running Adventure books are my personal favorites. 'The Endurance,' a story about Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctica expedition, or 'Into Thin Air,' Jon Krakauer's personal account of the 1996 disaster on Mt Everest, are two notables. Dean Karnazes air adventure book 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 race simple running I'm not trying to take more of the pie for myself. I'm trying to make the pie larger for everyone. Dean Karnazes pie trying I run because it always takes me where I want to go. Dean Karnazes take-me want running Listen to everyone, follow no one. Dean Karnazes 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 marathon training running 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 pedals impact running I went to college, grad school. I got an M.B.A., had a really cush corporate job. But I was just bored stiff. I didn't fit that mold. Dean Karnazes college jobs school The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen. Dean Karnazes redemption up-to-you opportunity 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 self running mean Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness. Dean Karnazes weakness pain body 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 might thinking If it comes easy, if it doesn’t require extraordinary effort, you’re not pushing hard enough. It’s supposed to hurt like hell. Dean Karnazes effort pushing hurt As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop? Dean Karnazes passion heart running Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your skin, we all stand as equal. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people ran. Dean Karnazes color skins people 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 cycling rocks running
