Karnazes, Dean
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 23 August 1962 at 13:34 (= 1:34 PM ) | ||
| Place | Inglewood CA, USA, 33n57, 118w21 | ||
| Timezone | PDT h7w (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   00°13'   18°00 Asc. 29°44'
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Biography
American athlete, setting records for long distance running. Karnazes is the author of "Ultra Marathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner" (2005).
He says his life as he knew changed on his 30th birthday, when he ran for the first time since high school and ran all night (30 miles). Since then he has achieved many records for speed and endurance, in various athletic endeavors, such as swimming, surfing, cycling and especially running. Some of his awe-inspiring accomplishments are: running 10 marathons non-stop (262 miles), swimming across the San Francisco Bay, running a marathon to the South Pole, mountain-biking for 24-hours straight, and running 146 miles across Death Valley in the middle of summer.
Karnazes is also owner and president of EnergyWell Natural Foods in San Francisco. He is slight but muscular, standing 5'9" and weighing 155 pounds. When asked why he does what he does, he responds, "It's just the supreme challenge of seeing how far the human body can be pushed."
Events
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 2005 (Ultramarathon Man)
Source Notes
Steven stuckey writes by e-mail on March 31, 2005: "I managed to get his data. First from my sister who attended a book signing in Seattle a few days ago (she got the date only) and this evening the rest of the data from Dean's father Nicholas Karnazes who lives in San Clemente. We spoke on the phone for about 20 minutes. He read from the birth certificate:Dean Karnazes born August 23, 1962 @ 1:34 PM in Inglewood, California.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Aerobic exercise
- Traits : Personality : Persistent
- Traits : Personality : Active
- Vocation : Sports : Track and Field (long-distance running)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
