Dean Karnazes
Runner's World
Corte Madera, CA, United States
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Dean Karnazes on the Life-Changing, Soul-Searching Magic of Ultramarathons
Desperation is not a plan—and more hard-earned wisdom from a lifetime of long-distance running → Read More
5 Ways to Change Your Mindset (and Reach Greater Goals)
Use these ancient lessons to make you more focused on bettering yourself in modern days. → Read More
5 Ways to Change Your Mindset (and Reach Greater Goals)
Use these ancient lessons to make you more focused on bettering yourself in modern days. → Read More
7 Ways Writing a Book is Like Doing an Ultra
Running can hurt, sometimes excruciatingly so. But if you think running is painful, try writing a book. I’ve completed hundreds of marathons and ultramarathons, but finishing just four books has taken more than a decade. As I put the final touches on my latest work—The Road to Sparta (Rodale Press, due out this fall)—I’m reminded that it’s been a four-year ultramarathon to reach this point. → Read More
Running the Coldest Marathon in the World (Really)
Ultrarunner Dean Karnazes recounts his story of running the coldest marathon in the world. → Read More
A Cardio Machine That Truly Mimics Your Running Form
After trying Zero Runner at a race expo, Dean Karnazes may have found another way to train. → Read More
A Race That’s All About Overcoming Obstacles
We’ve all heard the cliché: Life is filled with obstacles. But usually these obstacles don’t involve barbed wire, freezing-cold mud pits, or electrocution.So when it comes to obstacle course racing, you might prefer an event that’s a bit truer to form—like an urban challenge. → Read More
Who Rules the Endurance World?
I once was asked to write a foreword to an interesting book about a group of endurance athletes. In doing my research, I learned something quite remarkable. But before I tell you what that was, I need to provide some background on one of the true marks of a good endurance athlete. → Read More
Stretching Out Your Race Experience
Get more from your day of racing by expanding your run. → Read More
The Secret Ingredients to Reaching Your Goals
Goals are hard to reach, especially if you don’t have one. It’s easy to say things like, “This year I’m going to get fitter,” or “This year I’m going to log more miles,” but without a quantifiable target to aim for there’s no way of measuring success. → Read More
'McFarland, USA' Reminds Us Why We Love Running
I’m not much of a moviegoer. In fact, I haven’t been to a theater in years. It’s not that I don’t enjoy movies, it’s more a matter of finding the time. → Read More
What I Learned from Trying Yoga
After being skeptical, it turned out breaking a sweat with this workout had its benefits for running. → Read More
What are You Made Of?
Some of you may be familiar with the advent of easy DNA testing, or perhaps have tried it yourself. With a simple at-home collection kit and a cheek swab or some spit, numerous companies will perform analysis of things like your disease risk or family history. Some of the most popular companies include Genographic 2.0, 23andMe, AncestryDNA, and Family Tree DNA. → Read More
3 Cool Fitness Trends at CES 2015
No need to wait for the future to arrive. It’s already five strides ahead of us. Having just returned from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada—the largest show of its type in the world—my mind has been sufficiently blown. Here are the hottest fitness trends that created the most buzz on the show floor. → Read More
How I Quit (and Un-Quit) My First Ultra-Marathon
With the New Year upon us it’s time to set some new goals. My suggestion is to try an ultra. Of course, that’s easy for me to say. So I thought it would be revealing to get a fresh perspective from an ultra newbie. Jimmy Soni is a talented and seasoned writer, but when it comes to ultramarathoning this was his inaugural venture. I hope you enjoy Jimmy’s take on the whole matter. It will either… → Read More
Overcoming Obstacles with My Son
Life is filled with obstacles, and so is the Men’s Health Urbanathlon. Fifteen of them, to be precise. Obstacle course racing is all the rage these days. The 2014 Running USA “State of the Sport” survey reported that the growth of these so-called “Non-Traditional Running Events” has far eclipsed more traditional running events. → Read More
6 Gear Items to Keep You Safe
As the days become shorter, many of us find ourselves running during dusk or dawn in poor light conditions. Nothing concerns me more than when I whiz by a runner dressed in dark clothes, wearing few reflective items. With so many drivers distracted by their phones and other devices, it’s a recipe for disaster.For your safety, the key is to make yourself visible. Think, “running Christmas tree.”… → Read More
6 Gear Items to Keep You Safe
These products will help to keep you visible on the roads. → Read More
Secret to Calming Pre-Race Anxiety
Nothing can derail a good effort more than the psychological stress of pre-race anxiety. No matter how much training, no matter how much preparation, if you’re overly nervous at the start of a race the physical tolls can be hugely disruptive to your performance. → Read More
My Five Favorite "Superfoods"
The Centers for Disease Control recently announced its list of “powerhouse fruits and vegetables,” which gave high marks to watercress, Chinese cabbage, and chard. Here are five foods I've incorporated into my diet you probably never heard of before. → Read More