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A Runner’s High

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A Runner’s High

By: Dean Karnazes
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
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New York Times best-selling author and ultramarathoning legend Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe-melting heat of Death Valley to the lung-freezing cold of the South Pole. He’s raced and competed across the globe and once ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days.

In A Runner’s High, Karnazes chronicles his extraordinary adventures leading up to his return to the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run in his mid-50s after first completing the race decades ago. The Western States, infamous for its rugged terrain and extreme temperatures, becomes the most demanding competition of Karnazes’s life, a physical and emotional reckoning and a battle to stay true to one’s purpose. Confronting his age, his career path, and his life choices, we see Karnazes as we never have before.

For Karnazes, the running experience is about the runner and the trail. It is not the sum of achievements but a story that continues to be told each day, with each step. A Runner’s High is at once an endorphin-fueled adventure and a love letter to the sport from one of its most celebrated ambassadors that will leave both casual and serious runners cheering.

©2021 Dean Karnazes (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Personal Development Personal Success Running & Jogging Inspiring Thought-Provoking Career
Inspiring Stories • Captivating Content • Engaging Performance • Relatable Experiences • Motivational Insights
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Dean is the man but I thought this book may just be a money grab, and it is, but it was very entertaining and I really enjoyed it. The narrator does a good job although I can tell he's not from California as he mispronounces many local names, i.e. Marin county, Manteca and Placer high school...all butchered. I just thought it was funny, but how does that get by Dean or the editors? Anyway, it's a great account of what it's like to run ultras, although I do not think anyone can really know what it's like until they do so (I have not, but have run a few marathons). I've never even considered doing an ultra although perhaps this book has put a very slight inspiration of maybe, someday, trying a "short" one.

If you run you should be entertained

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What an amazing journey. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely one of my favorites. A big 10+++.

just wow

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Excellent story telling. I enjoyed the the way I always could visualize his words. He has a dry humorous tone and doesn't hold back his weaknesses, doubts, family stuff, and thoughts. it all makes him relatable to me.

style humor and humility

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Great book get it it’s great to listen to while running! Thank you for addressing aging as an athlete!

Entering and inspiring, good sayings to remember.

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Let me begin by saying, I’m not a runner, nor do I ever plan on becoming a runner. I loved this book because it’s truly inspiring, full of life wisdom and funny. Not my usual read but now one of my favorites. Thanks ULTRA MARATHON MAN!

Inspiring

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absolutely love listening! the story is so captivating. I definitely recommend, especially if you are a runner.

excellent! I could not stop listening

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I enjoyed this book, simply because Dean is a great storyteller and has a lifetime of knowledge to share. As a runner myself, I find him inspiring, but the reader need not be a runner to find wisdom in his words. My only negative feedback is the narration. It didn't feel authentic to me. I don't think an author need narrate their own work, but it has to be a good fit. This didn't work for me, although it wasn't a deal breaker.

Dean is a Legend

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At times the combination of the cowboy narration and Dean’s often spaced out states of being made for some laugh out loud moments. The story is remarkable and the real life insights are well worth the listen. At one point he compared trying to hold back time to running after one’s shadow as the sun is setting, shadow growing. Nuggets, lots of nuggets like trying to chew a handful of nuts ninety miles in and just swallowing them.

Narrated by Clint Eastwood

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Dean touched my soul with this one. He put into words so eloquently many of my thoughts and feelings as an ultrrunner. He made me realize it is okay to be who I am.

Magnificently put into words

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Inspirational to say the least!!! Loved listening to this book, it was beyond hoped for!

Amazing Story

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