false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174523967m/413759.jpg 87632 7 Ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes claims "There is magic in misery." While it would be easy to write off his habit of running for 100 miles at a time&#151;or longer&#151;as mere masochism, it's impossible to not admire his tenacity in pushing his body to reach one extreme goal after another. Sure, it's gory to read about how he lost one of his big toenails from shoe friction during the Western States Endurance Run. But what registers more is that here's a guy competing in an event that includes 38,000 feet of elevation change--the equivalent of scaling the Empire State Building 30 times. <P> Despite his considerable athleticism, "Karno" argues that the first half of any race is run with one's body, and the second half with the mind. Without delving into excessively touchy-feely territory, he explores "the possibilities of self" as he completes an ultra-marathon in 120-degree heat in Death Valley, and later the first-ever marathon at the South Pole. It's an odd combination: a California surfer dude contemplating how, as Socrates said, "Suffering leads to wisdom." But Karnazes's self-motivation is utterly intriguing, and it's impossible to read this memoir without wanting to go out and run a marathon yourself.--<i>Erica Jorgensen</i> 402984 2005 Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner total:1082|5:321|4:434|3:253|2:56|1:18| 1082 4230 1370 356 4 7 false false Sun Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 17 14:44:51 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 03 06:40:30 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Mar 22 07:15:35 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 26 17:53:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Jun 30 08:46:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 26 11:24:13 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 30 08:46:05 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 15:20:24 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 15:21:44 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 13:56:49 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 14:39:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 12:38:55 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 19:16:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 17:54:02 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 13:40:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 20 16:25:53 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 16:37:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 21:06:13 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 06:03:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Dec 05 12:06:17 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:52:09 -0800 2008 2 Dean Karnazes... but ask yourself this: would you know who Scott Jurek was if you had never read Dean Karnazes? I wouldn't.

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