Athletes - Dean Karnazes

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Dean Karnazes (given name is Constantine Karnazes) is a Greek-American ultramarathon runner, and author of Ultramarathon Man (ISBN 1585422789) which sheds light on ultra endurance running for the general public.

Among his accomplishments, Karnazes has:

continuously ran 350 miles in 80 hours and 44 minutes
swam across the San Francisco Bay
won the running division of the inaugural South Pole Marathon in sneakers
run 146 miles across Death Valley in the middle of summer to the top of Mt. Whitney
completed the 100 mile Western States Endurance Run ten times
won the 2004 Badwater Ultramarathon
run the 199 mile Providian Satun Relay - single-handedly - six times
Plans to run Endurance 50: 50 marathons, 50 days, 50 states (hopefully in 1 pair of shoes) in September 2006
Designed a pair of laceless running shoes for North Face, due to be released in August of 2005

Karnazes is a controversial figure in the ultramarathon world. Some consider his runs to be insignificant compared to multi-day runners, yet most experts agree his non-stop runs are more challenging. His reputation for being extremely approachable, friendly, modest, and helpful has earned him an unusual fame for an ultra-marathoner.

He holds graduate degrees in Science and Business. Karnazes, 42 years old, resides in San Francisco, California, with his wife, Julie, and two children, Alexandria and Nicholas.

Dean is a sponsored athlete of The North Face.

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