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Ultramarathon Man : Confessions of an All-night Runner by Dean Karnazes is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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**In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step.""UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm documentary, follows Dean’s incredible step-by-step journey across the country.**There are those of us whose idea of the ultimate physical challenge is the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon. And then there is Dean Karnazes. Karnazes has run 226.2 miles nonstop; he has completed the 135-mile Badwater Ultramara-thon across Death Valley National Park-considered the world's toughest footrace-in 130-degree weather; and he is the only person to complete a marathon to the South Pole in running shoes (and probably the only person to eat an entire pizza and a whole cheesecake while running). Karnazes is an ultramarathoner: a member of a small, elite, hard-core group of extreme athletes who race 50 miles, 100 miles, and longer. They can run forty-eight hours and more without sleep, barely pausing for food or water or even to use the bathroom. They can scale mountains, in brutally hot or cold weather, push
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- Author
- Dean Karnazes
- Publisher
- J.P. Tarcher/Penguin
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781585422784
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Fiction, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (186 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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