Team E.R.F. has always been supportive of Dean Karnazes and his efforts to develop a career out of ultrarunning. And over the past couple years I have found myself in the position of trying to explain what it is about Dean that some ultrarunners don't like. I do not wish to be involved in any sort of Dean-bashing nor do I plan to champion all of his decisions as a businessman. I do, however, wish to provide you with a view "from the other side" as presented by Wyatt on his blog, "There are no limits...ever."
http://nolimitsever.blogspot.com/2008/03/kouros-v-mr-faker.html
Link over and read Wyatt's article about Dean, and, if you have time...leave a comment on the bottom indicating your dissent or support.
-Jerry
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15 years ago
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First off, I can’t really get behind anybody making value judgments on others; unless it’s for comedic relief. Secondly, I know Dean and he doesn’t say anything about his running abilities aside from “I’m slow.” Only interesting media sells so the folks covering or marketing Dean dress everything up for audience appeal. That’s how it works. To say Dean actually believes, thinks or verbalizes what the media says about him could only come from an uninformed source. Its corporate America funding the ad dollars folks; you have to be savvy and read between the lines.
Hey Jerry. I loved your comment on the Dean bashing post. I added my own too. Check it out.
I just fninished the Katcina Mosa 100km Trail Run....it kicked my butt. I really shouldn't have done that after only two weeks off from Badwater. I have a friend Marc who did Badwater 2006 and then attempted the Katcina Mosa two weeks after and DNF'd, it was the only time he didn't complete the Katcina Mosa. I started off great and feeling good. I was in 5th place for the first 24 miles and after the first highest mountain pass (almost 10,000 ft). But slowly the day heated to a scortch'n near 100 degrees and my poor traumatized body went into relapse or something. I just couldn't keep enouth fluid and electrolytes in me to feel better. I threw up so many times and waited and waited for my recovery that NEVER came. The last 30 miles or so was really really bad and slow. I honestly don't know how or WHY I kept going. I was the last person to cross the finishline at 11:34pm last night, I started at 3am, so I finished the 62 miles in 20:34:00. I wasn't actually last timewise as there were a few who started early, at 1am and finished before me but with slower times. I'm glad I finished, I feel humbled again and need to really let my body recover right. Yesterday was scary and I don't want to ever finish a race like that again. I felt like I was right back at badwater for the last 10 hours...hurting so bad, slow, and with nausea for hours on end. Ewwww, yuck. But I did it and I'm glad. Monica didn't finish because she fell and really hurt her knee which caused her to missed the cut off time at the 4 checkpoint, mile 24. She didn't want to stop though, so they gave her a ride to checkpoint 6 (skipping a 15 mile section and one mountain) and she continued on for the last 23 miles about 25 min ahead of me. I finally caught her at the last aid station and we cried together, then she left thinking I'd catch up, but I couldn't. Those last 6 miles down the canyon road took me forever. I'm just glad it's over...lol
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