'I'd never seen that side of him before and it was quite beautiful,' Karnazes said after his son dismissed his worries that he was no longer able to challenge at the sharp end by saying: 'Dad, you're running 100 miles, that's kind of enough.'ĭespite all those years of wisdom, Karnazes shows in the book that he can still make inexplicably stupid, and potentially dangerous, decisions, highlighted by his failure to carry anything like enough water for a baking hot 100km warm-up race. The book has a great section on how Karnazes doubted his seemingly uninterested 18-year-old son's ability to fulfil a vital support role at Western States, but then found himself astounded at how proficient he was come race day. They've been along with me from the get-go and we've shared so many memories that I couldn't imagine doing what I've done without them.' 'That support has been the foundation of my running career. 'I really put an emphasis on trying to capture the emotions that my family and I have experienced over almost three decades of doing this together,' Karnazes told Reuters in an interview. It is far more than a dry racing diary, however, as it delves into his internal motivations and how the remarkable support of his friends and family have been so essential to his continuing success. Ostensibly it is the story of his return to the Western States 100 miler in rugged California terrain, one of the toughest events on the calendar.

How he has learned to embrace this stage in his remarkable career as he turns 59 next month is described in forensic and moving detail in his latest book, 'A Runner's High - Older, Wiser, Slower, Stronger'. He has since published several more books and has an extraordinary record that includes 350 miles in 80 hours without sleep, 3,000 miles across the U.S., 148 miles in 24 hours on a treadmill and countless race victories, including twice winning the 135 mile Badwater Marathon across Death Valley. Karnazes is widely credited with helping fuel the rise of ultra-distance running through his million-selling 2006 book 'Ultramarathon Man'. states in 50 days, it is somehow reassuring to the mere mortal to see that Dean Karnazes can still make the most basic of rookie mistakes. LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - As one of the most accomplished endurance athletes of all time, a man who knocked off 50 marathons in 50 U.S.

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