Dean is not an athlete of cliches but a man who deeply inhabits his life as a runner. He does that with a really solid sense of humor and an understanding that life...and running...can be very entertaining! --Bill Rodgers, winner of the Boston and New York City marathons Iron man Dean Karnazes is no mere mortal. -- Time Running with Karnazes [is] like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso. --The New York Times The undisputed king of the ultras, who has not only pushed the envelope but blasted it to bits. --The Philadelphia Inquirer A 'short' run with Dean could land you far from home. --The Washington Post The indefatigable man. -- Esquire Ultrarunning legend -- Men's Journal Money and fame aside, Karnazes [is] motivated by a primal need more than anything else. -- Outside