Dean Karnazes Quotes

My dad was a big runner. Growing up, I watched him do half marathons, and he was always running six or seven miles.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active.

I trained for the marathon. I run along the East River, and I used to run all the way down Manhattan, up the West Side and back home.

I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports. I run marathons and I box. And that's my Puerto Rican flag hanging in Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing gym. I gave it to him. My last N.Y.C. marathon time I ran in three hours flat.

If I run 100 meters 30 times, that is 3 kilometers and no longer a sprint.

Running is just a game to me.

By running the N.Y.C. Marathon in 2008, I became a runner and I think that's what works the best for me and keeps my body the way I like it to be.

I used to take part in a lot of marathons.

I like to run.

Running a marathon is something I've always wanted to do.

Running is my bedrock activity.

I dream about running all the time.

I love running and I will always run.

I love sprinting, but I hate long-distance running. Isn't that funny?

I run at least five miles a day, just long distance.

I hate running.

I obviously love to run the ball.

I've always enjoyed running.

Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.

I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.

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

I was always into sports and a lot of physical activities. My dad was a kickboxer and a body builder. My mom was an aerobics teacher.

A couple of years ago I ran in the LA Marathon.

I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.