People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the … - Dean Karnazes

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I am being ripped off, because I've never lied to the press. Just as much truth I bring to my work, a journalist should bring that much truth to their work.

Dean Karnazes

People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness. . . Dostoyevsky had it right: 'Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness. ' Never are my senses more engaged than when the pain sets in. There is a magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

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I eat nothing that's processed or refined - no high-fructose corn syrup, no sugar, no trans-fats. I eat a lot of fish and monounsaturated fats from olives, olive oil and nuts. A lot of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. No bread. No gluten. No wheat. No rice.

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A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They're single and live lives off the grid.

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Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness.

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Never, however, do I take shortcuts. There is not path of least resistance in my training. What I do equates to hard manual labor, disciplined grunt work. Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself. You might be able to fool some people, but you can never fool yourself. Your toughest critic is the one you face every morning in the mirror.

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For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't.

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