Dean Karnazes quotes

The human body has limitations. The human spirit is boundless. (Dean Karnazes)
Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven. View quote
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Unless you're not pushing yourself, you're not living to the fullest. You can't be afraid to fail, but unless you fail, you haven't pushed hard enough." View quote
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Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy. View quote
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Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. View quote
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Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk. View quote
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Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived. View quote
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Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness. View quote
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How to run an ultramarathon ? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till you cross the finish line. View quote
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When I ran across America, for 75 days I ate 10,000 calories a day. I still lost about five pounds. View quote
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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)
Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness. View quote
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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. View quote
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Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself. View quote
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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. View quote
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I run because it always takes me where I want to go. View quote
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I love to run and I have some tips to keep it fresh and novel. I rarely use the same route twice. That keeps things new. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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)
When I was running across the country, I was doing 40 or 50 miles a day in sleeting snow with zero visibility for five or six days in a row. Ten to 12 hours of running in that is monotony beyond belief. View quote
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I've raced on all seven continents at least twice. I've probably run thousands of races. But the single race that I'm most proud is a 10K. Yes, a 10K. I ran it with my daughter on her 10th birthday. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you can't run, then walk. And if you can't walk, then crawl. Do what you have to do. Just keep moving forward and never, ever give up. View quote
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