{"id":506,"date":"2017-01-26T03:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T03:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wildideasworthliving.com\/?p=506"},"modified":"2020-03-18T13:20:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:20:37","slug":"dean-karnazes-becoming-the-ultra-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/dean-karnazes-becoming-the-ultra-marathon","title":{"rendered":"Dean Karnazes &#8211; Becoming the Ultra Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>Dean\u2019s Wild Idea: To quit his corporate job and become the UltraMarathon Man. This man has found massive freedom, with just running shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Time Magazine called Dean Karnazes one of the most interesting men. He&#8217;s also one of the fittest men on the planet. On his 30th birthday (after tequila), Dean ran 30 miles non-stop for the first time. Shortly after that big run, he quit a very lucrative, cushy job to become a long-distance, as in ULTRA-distance, runner. Since then, he\u2019s run a marathon in every state, and he plans to run a marathon every country in the WORLD next year. WHO. DOES.THAT? Listen in for more.<\/p>\n<h2>The Deep Dive<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>01:35 &#8211; How Dean became a millionaire before age 30, then left a cushy job.<\/li>\n<li>02:15 &#8211; Why his job wasn\u2019t adding fulfillment to Dean\u2019s life.<\/li>\n<li>03:30 &#8211; What else besides tequila helped influence Dean to run 30 miles on the night of his 30th birthday<\/li>\n<li>05:20 &#8211; What other people thought when Dean said he was going to become a runner fulltime and leave his job.<\/li>\n<li>07:00 &#8211; Dean\u2019s advice on overcoming fear.<\/li>\n<li>11:35 &#8211; How Dean keeps going even when his body wants him to quit?<\/li>\n<li>12:15 &#8211; Mentors Dean had that helped shape who is is, including Coach John Wooden.<\/li>\n<li>12:40 &#8211; John Wooden\u2019s advice to Dean when he was a teen basketball player. \u201cFocus on what you can do.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>15:55 &#8211; Dean\u2019s tools and tactics to running multiple marathons a week, thoughts on routines, nutrition and coffee.<\/li>\n<li>21:00 &#8211; The craziest thing that\u2019s happen during a run.<\/li>\n<li>23:25 &#8211; How Dean plans to run in 203 countries, including ones that are more dangerous than others, next year.<\/li>\n<li>25:55 &#8211; Dean\u2019s thoughts on being an introvert.<\/li>\n<li>27:20 &#8211; Nutrition advice Dean gave to former President Bill Clinton.<\/li>\n<li>29:15 &#8211; Items Dean always travels with.<\/li>\n<li>30:00 &#8211; The message Dean would send to the world.<\/li>\n<li>30:55 &#8211; The best gift Dean has ever received.<\/li>\n<li>31:25 &#8211; What\u2019s next for Dean.<\/li>\n<li>31:55 &#8211; Dean&#8217;s advice on how you can live more wildly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tDean\u2019s Wild Idea: To quit his corporate job and become the UltraMarathon Man.<br \/>\nTime Magazine called Dean Karnazes one of the most interesting men. He&#8217;s also one of the fittest men on the planet. On his 30th birthday (after tequila), Dean ran 30 miles non-stop for the first time. Shortly after that big run, he quit a lucrative, cushy job to become a long-distance, as in ULTRA-distance, runner. Since then, he\u2019s run a marathon in every state, and he plans to run a marathon every country in the WORLD next year. WHO. DOES.THAT? 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