Dean Karnazes
TIME magazine named Dean Karnazes as one of the "Top 100 Most
Influential People in the World." Men's Fitness hailed him as one
of the fittest men on the planet. An internationally recognized endurance
athlete and NYC bestselling author, Dean has pushed his body and mind to
inconceivable limits. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous
miles, foregoing sleep for three nights. He's run across Death Valley in 120
degree temperatures, and he's run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40
degrees. On ten different occasions, he's run a 200-mile relay race solo,
racing alongside teams of twelve.
His most recent endeavour was running 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in
50 consecutive days, finishing with the NYC Marathon, which he ran in three
hours flat.More quotes from Dean Karnazes
Struggling
and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing
yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself -
expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're
denying yourself an extraordinary trip.
Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness.
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.
Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven.
