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I eat nothing that's processed or refined - no high-fructose corn syrup, no sugar, no trans-fats. I eat a lot of fish and monounsaturated fats from olives, olive oil and nuts. A lot of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. No bread. No gluten. No wheat. No rice.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Bread Corn Eat Fats Fish Fresh Fruits Lot Nothing Nuts Oil Olive Olive Oil Organic Processed Refined Rice Sugar Syrup Vegetables Wheat

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Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your skin, we all stand as equal. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people ran.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Better Better Place Color Equal God Language Line Marathon More More People People Perhaps Place Ran Regardless Skin Speak Stand Starting World Worship Would You Your

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Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Athletes Boundaries Certainly Challenge Limits Many New Novel One Way Pushing Races Running Seeking Test Way Ways

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Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining proper hydration and caloric equilibrium also becomes increasingly critical.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Also Another Any Becomes Certain Critical Equilibrium Going Hard Increasingly Jeopardize Maintaining Might Performance Proper Prudence Race Races Requires Running Tactical Too Your

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During holiday parties when people used to ask me what I did for a living, I would tell them I sold resort timeshares. That was an effective conversational nonstarter, until I met someone that actually did sell resort timeshares.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Actually Ask Conversational Did Effective Holiday Living Me Met Parties People Resort Sell Sold Someone Tell Them Until Used Would

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I think I have some of my clearest thoughts when I'm out running.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Clearest Out Running Some Think Thoughts I Think

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When I was running across the country, I was doing 40 or 50 miles a day in sleeting snow with zero visibility for five or six days in a row. Ten to 12 hours of running in that is monotony beyond belief.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Across Belief Beyond Country Day Days Doing Five Hours Miles Monotony Row Running Six Six Days Snow Ten Visibility Zero

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I have an ElliptiGO. It's a standup bicycle. You don't pedal; you stride on it. It allows me to have the same striding motion as running without the impact.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Bicycle Impact Me Motion Pedal Running Same Standup Stride Without You

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When I ran across America, for 75 days I ate 10,000 calories a day. I still lost about five pounds.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: About Across America Ate Calories Day Days Five Lost Pounds Ran Still

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I went to college, grad school. I got an M.B.A., had a really cush corporate job. But I was just bored stiff. I didn't fit that mold.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Bored College Corporate Fit Got Grad Grad School Had Job Just Mold Really School Stiff

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 23rd, 1962

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