Dean Karnazes

Runner

Dean Karnazes was born in Inglewood, California, United States on August 23rd, 1962 and is the Runner. At the age of 61, 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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Date of Birth
August 23, 1962
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Inglewood, California, United States
Age
61 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Athletics Competitor, Long-distance Runner, Marathon Runner, Ultramarathon Runner
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Dean Karnazes Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 61 years old, Dean Karnazes has this physical status:

Height
173cm
Weight
70.8kg
Hair Color
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Dean Karnazes Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Hobbies
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Education
California Polytechnic State University
Dean Karnazes Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Children
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Dean Karnazes Career

While attending kindergarten, Karnazes began running home from school; he took up running for fun.

At first, Karnazes ran direct routes from school to his home. Later, he began to run diversionary routes that would extend his run and take him into uncharted territory. By third grade, he was participating in and organizing short running events with other children. As Karnazes grew older, he began testing his limits: by age eleven he had hiked rim-to-rim across the Grand Canyon and had climbed Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the contiguous United States; for his 12th birthday, he cycled 40 miles (64 km) to his grandparents' home for fun without telling his parents.

In junior high school, Karnazes met Jack McTavish, a track coach who became Karnazes' mentor and introduced him to the appeal of long-distance running. McTavish's basic running instructions were simple: "Go out hard and finish harder." Using this motto as a basis, that season Karnazes won the 1-mile (1.6 km) California State Long-Distance Championship held on the Mt SAC track. At the end of the race, Coach McTavish commented: "Good work son, how'd it feel?" To this Karnazes replied: "Well, going out hard was the right thing to do. It felt pretty good." The coach replied: "If it felt good, you didn't push hard enough. It's supposed to hurt like hell." A week after the race, Karnazes' father's job was transferred to San Clemente. These were the last comments the coach ever said to Karnazes, who has stated that he lives by these words to this day.

In 1976, as a high school freshman at San Clemente High, Karnazes joined the cross country team under Benner Cummings. Cummings' running theory was that running is about finding your inner peace; his motto was "run with your heart". That season, Karnazes was awarded "Most Inspirational" team member. Karnazes also ran his first endurance event that year, a fundraising run on a track for underprivileged children, finishing in just under six hours and raising a dollar a lap from his sponsors. While most students ran only 10–15 laps around the track, he ran 105, a full marathon.

Karnazes was not compatible with his high-school track coach, and stopped running for fifteen years.

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In fact, the ultramarathon runner who said he was injured by a coyote fractured himself in a fall

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 17, 2022
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area posted an update on Twitter four days after Dean Karnazes, 59, posted an Instagram video claiming to have been attacked near the Golden Gate Bridge. 'While we're grateful for the coverage, we want to stress that the injuries depicted were caused by a fall,' the GGNRA tweeted.' 'The coyote did not bite the individual concerned in this encounter.' 'To be precise, the fall, not the coyote itself, was the cause of Karnazes' injuries,' National Park Service spokesperson Julian Espinoza told the SFGATE.' 'It wouldn't be correct to say that the incident was portrayed as an assault.'

On a 150-mile run, a ultramarathon runner was attacked by coyote

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 16, 2022
During his 150-mile run in California near the Golden Gate Bridge, an ultramarathon runner was accosted by a coyote. Dean Karnazes, 59, posted a video on Instagram addressing the assault on his over 100,000 followers with blood dripping from his upper and lower lip. 'I've been attacked by a shark and now a coyote,' the video's caption states.'