The Man Behind Ultramarathon Man

Dean Karnazes does not sit still. America’s most famous ultrarunner ran up to meet me in a park near his home in Ross, a quaint and affluent town north of San Francisco, and politely declined to sit at my side on a bench.



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Karnazes' 'training run' for charity

Dean Karnazes has always been intense. He races ultramarathons (loosely defined as any race longer than the traditional 26.2-mile marathon, but usually more than 50 miles) in part because regular marathons are just "too short" for him to be competitive.



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Karnazes movie

Ultra-endurance legend, author and featured runnersworld.com blogger Dean Karnazes can now add film star to his running list of credentials. UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons · 50 States · 50 Days, a new feature documentary chronicling the amazing feats of Karnazes and The North Face Endurance 50, was released in theaters on July 31 for a special one day showing in more than 200 theaters across the country.