Dean Karnazes Quotes

I've run the marathon several times, so I definitely don't look like the Great Ancestor!

Humans are built for endurance, not speed. We're awful sprinters compared to every other animal. We try to run our races as if they were speed races, but they are not. They're endurance races. Even a marathon, the way it's run now, it's not an endurance contest.

Growing up, my parents were healthy eaters and starting to run and compete when I was 13, I knew the need to focus on what you need to eat. I remember going to grocery store myself and picking up fresh fruit and knowing early on the right foods to fuel my body.

Yes, my dad's a marathoner. He used to do sprint distances and then started marathoning. My mom is an endurance animal. She does three-day events like the Susan G. Komen three-day walk.

Running is my bedrock activity.

You can't be fat and fast, too; so lift, run, diet and work.

I run probably 35-40 miles a week, and I think 80 per cent of your body is what you eat. The biggest part is just eating well.

I run and do a lot of push-ups and eat healthy.

I ran a 100-mile marathon, and I was powered by coconut water.

You can work out until you're blue in the face and run a thousand miles a week, but none of it will matter if you aren't eating well.

I'm one of those guys who loses weight during the season.

The Tarahumara would party like this all night, then rouse themselves the next morning to face off in a running race that could last not two miles, not two hours, but two full days. According to the Mexican historian Francisco Almada, a Tarahumara champion once ran 435 miles, the equivalent of setting out for a jog in New York City and not stopping till you were closing in on Detroit.

Running - it keeps me balanced, energetic, and primed for pasta intake.

All of the exercises in the world won't give you that buff bikini body if you are not eating and hydrating properly.

We spend millions on fitness each year, yet we seem to get fatter.

Don't be lazy; workout and diet is the only way to get fit.

I work out: I do a little jump-rope. I punch a bag in the gym. I do the treadmill. I do stationary-bike exercise. I maintain a healthy diet.

I work out hard; that way, I can eat whatever I want. If you have a hard time regulating your diet, pushing yourself at the gym will help you keep the pounds off.

Obviously everyone's weight fluctuates. But I'm focusing on working out and watching what I'm eating.

Nutrition is just as important as working out.

You won't get my kind of body if you eat junk food.

You should never go on diet and must follow a healthy lifestyle.

I stopped eating out so much. That just piles weight on you. I stay active now. Just taking a walk for 30-45 minutes can do wonders.

I've always liked to keep trim, and fortunately, I don't put on weight easily.

I am a fitness freak, and I do not celebrate any festivity in a grand way during the months of December and January because I am busy preparing for my marathon.