The Longest Run

Dean Karnazes is unbelievable (I first wrote about him at And I Thought It Was A Big Deal To Run A Marathon ). Here's a short piece from Runners's World ( How Did Dean Do? )on his latest gig: an attempt to break the record for most miles on a treadmill in 48 consecutive hours. He didn't get the record but did manage to finish 211(!!!!) miles (short of the record by 2 miles). I'm reading and enjoying Karnazes' latest book: 50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days -- and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance! , in which Karnazes tells the story of running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. Aside from being a great story about how he pulled off the 50 in 50, there are plenty of good running tips - for marathoners and non-marathoners. Check it out!

Jaw-dropping story from Wired Magazine on an ultra-long distance runner named Dean Karnazes: The Perfect Human . Karnazes at one point ran 50 marathons in 50 days. Wow. Some of my favorite quotes: SHOW YOUR BODY WHO'S BOSS: "The human body has limitations," Karnazes says. "The human spirit is boundless." Your mind, in other words, is your most important muscle. As a running buddy told him: Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!! What a ride!" GET USED TO IT: "To prepare for the searing heat of the Badwater race, Karnazes went on 30-mile jogs wearing a ski parka over a wool sweater. He trained himself to urinate while running (emphasis added) . He got so he could go out and run a marathon on any given day – no mileage buildup or tapering required. This training made the extreme seem ord...