Ultramarathon Man : Confessions of an All-Night Runner

by Karnazes, Dean (Author)

• ISBN13: 9781585424801
• ISBN10: 1585424803
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-27
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Manhas inspired tens of thousands of people-nonrunners and runners alike-to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and be reminded of "what it feels like to be truly alive," saysSam Fussell, author of Muscle. Ultramarathon Mananswers the questions Karnazes is continually asked: - Why do you do it? - How do you do it? - Are you insane? And in the new paperback edition, Karnazes answers the two questions he was most asked on his book tour: - What, exactly, do you eat? - How do you train to stay in such good shape?

Author Biography

"Running with Dean Karnazes [is] like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso," said The New York Times. In 2004, Karnazes won the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley-"The World's Toughest Footrace"-running 135 miles in 120-degree Fahrenheit temperatures, in 27 hours, 22 minutes, and was named one of GQ's "Best Bodies of the Year." Karnazes lives with his family in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Part One
Chapter 1 The Long Road to Santa Cruz	3	(11)
Chapter 2 The Formative Years	14	(10)
Chapter 3 Run with Your Heart	24	(18)
Chapter 4 Run for Your Life	42	(24)
Chapter 5 The Soiling of the Lexus	66	(17)
Chapter 6 Leaving Normal	83	(6)
Chapter 7 Over the mountains and Through the Woods	89	(14)
Chapter 8 King of Pain	103	(21)
Chapter 9 Into Darkness	124	(20)
Chapter 10 Forever Changed	144	(17)
Part Two
Chapter 11 Badwater	161	(14)
Chapter 12 Frozen Stiff	175	(32)
Chapter 13 The Ultra-Endurance, World	207	(10)
Chapter 14 The Relay	217	(11)
Chapter 15 Crossing Over	228	(16)
Chapter 16 Team Dean	244	(18)
Chapter 17 Run for the Future	262	(10)
Chapter 18 The Gift of Life	272	(6)
Epilogue	278	(15)
Appendix Food Log from The Relay	293	(1)
Acknowledgments	294