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 enlarge | Author: Dean Karnazes
Publisher: Tarcher
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  155 reviews
Sales Rank: 28073
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 1585424803
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.42092
EAN: 9781585424801
ASIN: 1585424803
Publication Date: March 2, 2006
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Condition: cover edge wear ; minor scratches on cover ; rubbing on edges ; 295 pages; (C) 2006
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 He just gave me the inspiration I was looking for.... July 13, 2008
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Coming from a person who dabbled in ultra marathons a decade ago, Dean has motivated me to make the jump from the mundane marathon to the longer races again. This book would not let me put it down, and I ended up reading it in one long session (and I'm not a fast reader). I have a fear of jumping from the 100K to the 100 mile race due to running at night and Dean told the story of how difficult it is to achieve the 100 mile limit and beyond. I'm amazed that you can make money doing what you love and admire him for doing it. Now there is a role model (not your role of the mill).
Life Changing July 11, 2008
This book is life changing and is a must read for everyone. The Ultramarathon Man took me from 195lbs and having high Cholesterol to 165lbs and low Cholersterol. I went from couch potatoe to running Marathons and Ultra marathons all in a 2 year period. This book was the most inspiring and life changing thing that has ever happened to me. Please read it so you can see what I'm talking about.
Impressed and Inspired July 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very familiar with Karnazes' resume from Outside mag and others, but never picked up this book because it seemed to be fluffy redux of other material. I was incredibly wrong. Written in plain style, the content is inspiring and downright belivable. No superhuman motivational stuff, just lots of get-down-to-business material about taking on challenges and having a fighting spirit. I was very surprised how much I liked this book and look forward to more like this.
 Inspiring July 8, 2008
I found this book to be inspiring.
The writing is not necessarily professional caliber, but I did not find it bad.... better than many other athlete written books.
And to address a criticism from other reviews-- the book is autobiographical. Of course it is about Dean, and what Dean has done. The book would be a failure if it were about ultramarathons as a separate entity... if you wanted that, why turn to an autobiographical book by a specific ultramarathon runner?
Dean may not be the BEST ultramarathoner, but he has brought much more attention to the sport and found a way to make a living doing what he loves. You have to admire that!
Completely Riveting July 3, 2008
I couldn't put this book down! I found myself staying up way too late because I didn't want to stop reading this book. It's an easy read, and for anyone that runs or has ever thought about running Dean's stories are inspirational.
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