Some of you reading this blog may actually know who Dean Karnazes is. For those of you who don't, he's a well known "ultra-marathoner." An ultramarathon is any race of greater distance than the standard 26.2 miles of a marathon. He's racked up all kinds of crazy accomplishments over the last 10 years or so. Things like winning the Western States 100 mile run, winning the Badwater Ultra (135 miles), running a marathon through the snow to the actual South Pole, running day and night for 350 miles with only short rest breaks, etc. You can get some more information from his site, and he's got a book he's written that is a really good read. I think Mary Rogers may have written a review of it in FootTrails.
Anyway, he has been nominated for an ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) award in the category of Best Outdoor Athlete. On the site they mention his recent 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days challenge. You can vote for him from the ESPN site here.
Regardless of how you feel about him, perhaps you could find it in you to support a fellow runner, if only so he doesn't lose to a bass fisherman or musher. To vote, go to that site and choose to see all categories. Over on the right is a slim scroll bar you can use to get to the Outdoor athlete category.
Hope your training is going well and see you next week.
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Dean is an amazing athlete. Let's give the sport of distance running the support it deserves!
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