Dean Karnazes
Dean Karnazes was born in Inglewood, California, United States on August 23rd, 1962 and is the Runner. At the age of 62, Dean Karnazes biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Dean Karnazes (English: car-NEH-zis; born Constantine Karnazes; August 23, 1962) is an American ultramarathon runner and the author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, which discusses ultra endurance running for the general population.
Early life
Karnazes was born in Inglewood, California, to parents of Greek ancestry; Nick and Fran Karnazes. He had two siblings; brother Kraig; and a sister, Pary, who died in a car crash at the age of 18.
In 2006, his father began working as a field naturalist for the Orange County Department of Education. In Diamond Bar, California, and San Clemente, California, the younger Karnazes brother grew up. In 2006, he said he remained close to the friends he made at San Clemente High School, which was also attended by both his siblings. Growing up in San Clemente gave him a love of the outdoors as well as a fondness for the city's small-town feel. At the time, his parents were still living in the house where he had grown up.
Personal life
Karnazes claims he was twice barred from attending classes when inebriated. After the death of his sister, Karnazes said he stopped drinking while attending Cal Poly.
Karnazes graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, where his main subject was food science technology. He attended graduate school at the same college and graduated as the class valedictorian. He paid for his education by winning scholarships and grants, as well as working at a campus health center. Karnazes then attended McLaren School of Business at the University of San Francisco. He holds graduate degrees in Science and Business.
Karnazes' wife Julie was born in 9th grade at San Clemente High School. As they were home-schooled at the time, Karnazes' children accompanied him for a substantial portion of his 50 marathons in 50 states. Karnazes lives in Ross, California.
Karnazes said on Instagram that a coyote had attacked them during a run in the Marin Headlands on August 12, 2022. His account did not match the biologist's knowledge of coyote behavior, even among humans, and that his injuries seemed to have resulted from a fall rather than an animal attack.
Pre-running career
Karnazes started running home from school when he was in kindergarten; he took up running for fun.
Karnazes went from school to his house on first. Later, he began to operate diversionary routes that would stretch his career and bring him into uncharted territory. He was involved in and arranging short running competitions with other children by third grade. As Karnazes aged, he began putting limits: for his 11th birthday, he had hiked rim-to-rim across the Grand Canyon and summited Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the Contiguous United States, and had cycled 40 miles (64 km) to his grandparents' house for fun without telling his parents.
Karnazes' mentor, Jack McTavish, became Karnazes' mentor and introduced him to the advantages of long-distance running in junior high school. McTavish's basic running instructions were straightforward: "Go out hard and finish harder." Karnazes won the 1-mile (1.6 km) California State Long-Distance Championship, which was based on this motto. Coach McTavish said, "Good work son, how did it feel?" said Coach McTavish at the end of the contest. "Well, going out hard was the right thing to do," Karnazes said. It was really good." "If it felt good, you didn't push hard enough." It's supposed to hurt like hell." Karnazes' father's work was relocated to San Clemente a week after the race. These were the last words the coach ever said to Karnazes, who has said that he lives by these terms to this day.
Karnazes was a high school freshman at San Clemente High in 1976, joining Benner Cummings' cross country team. Running is about finding your inner peace, according to Cummings' running philosophy; his motto was "run with your heart." Karnazes was named "Most Inspirational" team member during the 2013 season. Karnazes also ran his first endurance event of the year, a fundraising effort for children under the age of six, finishing in just under six hours and raising a dollar a lap from his sponsors. Though most students completed only 10–15 laps around the track, he completed 105, a full marathon.
Karnazes was not able to work with his high-school track coach and he had to stop running for fifteen years.
