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Ultramarathon Man

Confessions of an All-Night Runner

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Ultramarathon Man

By: Dean Karnazes
Narrated by: Michael Braun
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About this listen

Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles - the equivalent of ten marathons - without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, to the South Pole, and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candour and humour rarely seen in sports memoirs, Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens of thousands of people - nonrunners and runners alike - to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and simply get out there and run.

Ultramarathon Man answers the questions Karnazes is continually asked:

- Why do you do it?

- How do you do it?

- Are you insane?

and the follow-up queries:

- What, exactly, do you eat?

- How do you train to stay in such good shape?

©2005 Dean Karnazes (P)2023 Recorded Books, Inc Extreme Sports Running & Jogging Sports

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I listened it through my very first Marathon. Such inspirational story. I will not give up on running.

Inspirational masterpiece

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this was fantastic from start to finish, brilliant storytelling and I didn't want it to end. I'm a big fan of Dean and I'm thankful I got round to listening to this, absolutely brilliant.

highly recommend

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Meeting Dean by absolute chance last year, I asked him where I should run my first marathon. He said Athens - so I booked it, and run it this Sunday. I’ve since learnt it’s known as one of the most difficult major marathon in the world as rather uphill…. Damn you Dean! So I listened to this audio book while training in York England and it transformed my doubting mind and helped me hit my targets. Thank you for all your inspiration. Stuart

Inspirational

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Wished this book had lasted longer. His story was amazing and inspiring from start to finish, especially for people that participate in any sort of running. Highly recommend.

Amazing Listen

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Doesn’t matter if you aren’t a runner or interested in running. Listen to the story of a man balancing his life whilst challenging himself to push further

What a story - inspiring and humbling.

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I really enjoyed this and highly recommend. I did think that the narrator sounded like Jim Carey from Ace Ventura pet detective at times.... But I got used to it.

Excellent listen

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I found this very inspiring and just shows what humans are capable of doing. A great listen covering how he got into running with some amazing feats along the way.

loved this

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enjoyed listening to this while running, liked the story line, shows what you can do when focused.

really enjoyed it overall

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Fantastic book thoroughly enjoyed it and have taken a lot from it - brilliant listen and will take onboard tips

Inspirational

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Wonderfully written and superbly read. The voice initially sounded comical, but it’s genuinely enjoyable and keeps the story gripping. Hugely recommend this to trail and ultra runners.

Really enjoyable

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