Heart-pounding adventure stories from a world-renowned superathlete who charts the frontiers of human endurance.
'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' - The New York Times
In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes is back with more awe-inspiring tales of how he pushes his mind and body to limits which are inconceivable to most of us.
In Run! Dean shares the pleasure -- and considerable pain -- of some of his most memorable adventures, including:
* a gentle 350-mile canter through the surprisingly hilly Australian Outback
* his annual attempts at the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, California (typical temperature: 45 degrees)
* the notorious 4 Deserts races, a masochist's delight encompassing four separate 155-mile runs across the Atacama, the Gobi, the Sahara and Antarctica...with rationed water.
Dean's entertaining and endearing stories are sure to inspire and invigorate both dedicated and vicarious runners alike.
'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' - The New York Times
In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes is back with more awe-inspiring tales of how he pushes his mind and body to limits which are inconceivable to most of us.
In Run! Dean shares the pleasure -- and considerable pain -- of some of his most memorable adventures, including:
* a gentle 350-mile canter through the surprisingly hilly Australian Outback
* his annual attempts at the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, California (typical temperature: 45 degrees)
* the notorious 4 Deserts races, a masochist's delight encompassing four separate 155-mile runs across the Atacama, the Gobi, the Sahara and Antarctica...with rationed water.
Dean's entertaining and endearing stories are sure to inspire and invigorate both dedicated and vicarious runners alike.
