By way of comparison, Bruce Tulloh had the record for the
Run across America. 3000 miles approx in 55 days.
I want to see Dean do that.
By way of comparison, Bruce Tulloh had the record for the
Run across America. 3000 miles approx in 55 days.
I want to see Dean do that.
It's all in the advertising. Like people have said, this guy is a PR machine. What this Tulloh guy did is FAR more impressive but I've never heard of him till just now. This Karnazes guy is not all that impressive but he SELLS himself as the greatest athlete in the world.
He's a hero in his own mind.
Dean is just one of the runners doing this event. There are several other participants doing this event too.
Pretty cool. You gotta admit he must be in fine shape to even try such a thing.
Well if you listen to this site and the constant bashing ultras get you would think these guys are along the lines of couch potatoes. I would like to see ONE person on this site accomplish this feat. The fact they are doing 50 marathons in 50 days is a monumental task.
Think about the travelling and how that is going to affect recover. They finish a marathon then have to hop in a plane and fly to the next destination or at the very least a few hours in a car. This is no easy task regardless if they are running 3-5 hour marathons. I am sure that Dean had a goal not to run 5 -6 hour marathons either.
I ran with him in Charlotte on March 22, 2006. The organizers have worked with local race officials across the country. He is doing his 50 runs on consecutive days. During the week, city officials are closing down race corses of actual marathon routes to permit him to run mid-week.
Dale Fletcher wrote:
During the week, city officials are closing down race corses of actual marathon routes to permit him to run mid-week.
I find that hard to believe. They might give him an 'escort', but closing streets?.. heck, it's tough enough to get some of these city officials to do it for the real thing, let alone a publicity stunt like this.
This is nothing compared to Terry Fox and his "Marathon of Hope" during the early 80s in Canada. He attempted to run clear across Canada, doing a marathon a day...on an artificial leg. He raised millions of dollars for cancer research before dying of cancer himself never quite finishing his run. Truly inspiring story
The weekday runs are the true marathon courses but run with a limited number of people with rolling road closures. They will simulate the event and run the "real course."
Who cares if the guy runs 50 7 1/2 hour marathons.
Bryce wrote:
This dude is out of his mind. I bet he doesn't see his kids get married.
Running does not kill you, you idiot.
Many people accomplished this "feat" during the running boom in the early 1970's.
235 wrote:
Many people accomplished this "feat" during the running boom in the early 1970's.
Exactly, there were guys doing 200 mile weeks back then. They didn't boast about it and ran sub 2:20 for the marathon. This guy is the king of self-promotion.
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You would then see you are just making some idle guesses about what is going on. All 50 of the marathons will be completed between 4-5 hours. Not 7 and a half. I think that is an amazing feat! I plan on doing Kiawah Island with him. You can, too. You sound like you must be pretty fast. Come on out.
So you have gazed into your crystal ball, and that is how you know each one will be completeed in 4-5 hours? Yeah sounds like fun to crawl through a marathon with you two. Count me in!
So what if there just happens to be someone who just HAPPENS to show up and put the kibbosh on his sorry ass in the deserts of N E V A D A????
I can arrange for some INCONVENIENT Rattlesnakes to show up and take his sorry ass outta action.
yeah, terry fox ran 3339 miles in 143 days, thats 23 miles a day
and on ONE leg
and untill he died of LUNG cancer
that is a real man
not to seem harsh, as I fully realize that Dean has accomplished more than me as a runner...but he kind of comes across as a cocky dick/meathead in his book. One thing that especially stands out is during the 200-mile relay that he ran by himself - he mentions "young hotshots" blazing by him as they do their 5-mile legs, yet these "hotshots" are probably guys who didn't quit both cross-country and track after one brief unpleasant exchange with the track coach...to have hung up your spikes in such rash fashion, in turn letting your CC teammates down, makes you a melodramatic quitter, Mr. K. Other than that, kudos on all the ultras.
plus i am guessing some of those "hotshots" could beat him in a 5 mile race