Dean Karnazes

Dean Karnazes (actually Constantine Karnazes, born August 23, 1962) is an American ultramarathon runners and extreme athletes, which has become known as an author.

He is of Greek descent and lives in San Francisco with his wife Julie and their two children.

Endurance performance

Victories in competitions

Out of the race

  • 350 miles ( about 560 miles) in a row in 80:44 hours
  • Participation at the South Pole marathon in running shoes
  • Durchschwimmung the San Francisco Bay
  • 24 hours of continuous mountain biking

North Face Endurance 50

European audiences Dean Karnazes became known as the man who has the " North Face Endurance 50 " mastered. It is a 50/50/50-Ereignis: 50 marathons races in all 50 United States of America on 50 consecutive days. It was launched by the "Lewis and Clark Marathon" in St. Louis on 17 September 2006, the target marathon was the "New York City Marathon" on 5 November 2006. Only eight of these runs were official marathons, during the week he ran the other lines of known events, so to speak privately from.

Publications

  • Ultramarathon Man. Jeremy P. Tarcher, New York 2005, ISBN 1-58542-278-9.
  • Ultramarathon Man. From the life of a 24 -hour runner. riva, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-936994-38-2.
  • 50/50. As I ran 50 marathons in 50 days. riva, München 2009, ISBN 978-3-868830-20-0.
  • Run! 26.2 stories of blisters and bliss. Rodale Books, Emmaus, 2011, ISBN 978-1-60529-279-3.
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