Dean Karnazes

Karnazes is an ultramarathoner: a member of a small, elite, hard-core group of extreme athletes who race 100 miles and longer. They can run forty-eight hours and more without sleep. They can scale mountains, in brutally hot or cold weather, pushing their bodies, minds, and spirits well past what seems humanly possible. Karnazes has run 226.2 miles nonstop; he has completed the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon across Death Valley in 130-degree weather;...

New York Times bestselling author and ultramarathoning legend Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe melting heat of Death Valley to the lung freezing cold of the South Pole. He’s raced and competed across the globe and once ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days. In A Runner’s High, Karnazes chronicles his extraordinary adventures leading up to his return to the Western States...

The iconic superhuman endurance runner shares the hard-won wisdom and lessons he’s learned from thirty years of competition as he embarks on his toughest challenge yet—the Western States 100—offering insights into why running is so challenging and rewarding. For most people, running a marathon is a milestone achievement. For Dean Karnazes, it’s part of his morning routine. An endurance athlete who has pushed himself to inconceivable limits,...