I have found my church, and it is at the end of a long trail on a distant mountainship. It is there that I feel most at peace, entirely content and whole. — Dean Karnazes

Sometimes you’ve got to go through hell to get to heaven. — Dean Karnazes

I do a lot of marathons as training runs. If I’m somewhere and there’s a marathon, I’ll sign up and just go run it. — Dean Karnazes

I think I have some of my clearest thoughts when I’m out running. — Dean Karnazes

I went to college, grad school. I got an M.B.A., had a really cush corporate job. But I was just bored stiff. I didn’t fit that mold. — Dean Karnazes

I have my whole office set–up at waist level; I don’t sit at all during the day. Sitting, to me, is the devil. — Dean Karnazes

For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn’t. — Dean Karnazes

I started running to escape the memories that drinking couldn’t cover up — Dean Karnazes

A lot of ultramarathoners are soloists. They’re single and live lives off the grid. — Dean Karnazes

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back–to–back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries. — Dean Karnazes

The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen. — Dean Karnazes

There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner. — Dean Karnazes

Endurance running was my passion, my ride. So here, I was in the driver’s seat, running for two days straight pushing the mental and physical limits striving to be better, to go farther, to give more. — Dean Karnazes

Don’t run with your legs, run with your heart. — Dean Karnazes

I’m not trying to take more of the pie for myself. I’m trying to make the pie larger for everyone. — Dean Karnazes

You cannot grow and expand your capabilities without running the risk of failure. — Dean Karnazes

Want a strong, solid relationship that is willing to go the distance? Get to know your running shoes. — Dean Karnazes

Unlike the traditional athlete, I’ve got to do more than just engage in my sport to put food on the table. When I’m done running, it’s straight to the office. — Dean Karnazes

I’ve raced on all seven continents at least twice. I’ve probably run thousands of races. But the single race that I’m most proud is a 10K. Yes, a 10K. I ran it with my daughter on her 10th birthday. — Dean Karnazes

When I was running across the country, I was doing 40 or 50 miles a day in sleeting snow with zero visibility for five or six days in a row. Ten to 12 hours of running in that is monotony beyond belief. — Dean Karnazes

Pain is the body’s way of ridding itself of weakness. — Dean Karnazes

I run because it always takes me where I want to go. — Dean Karnazes

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is the one who endures that the final victory comes. — Dean Karnazes

I never feel more alive than when I’m in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it! — Dean Karnazes

Go out hard and finish harder. — Dean Karnazes

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling–all that stuff. But it’s just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It’s humbling, really. — Dean Karnazes

Listen to everyone, follow no one. — Dean Karnazes

Sure I’m cut but not for the sake of vanity… — Dean Karnazes