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How to Feel Like You're on a Runner's High Your Whole Life

Presented by Spartan Training®

On this episode of the Spartan UP! podcast, Spartan CEO Joe De Sena celebrates running with New York Times best-selling author Dean Karnazes, who wrote Run!Ultramarathon Man, and the new book, A Runner's High. An internationally-acclaimed ultramarathoner, Karnazes reveals what drives him to run, the best time of day to lace up, and inside advice on how to start running and fueling to change your life.

Time magazine named Karnazes one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and the author is also a recipient of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) Lifetime Achievement Award.

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He has run 50 marathons, in all 50 U.S. states, on 50 consecutive days. He’s run across Death Valley in the middle of summer. He’s run a marathon to the South Pole. And on 10 separate occasions, he’s even run a 200-mile relay race ... solo. If anyone knows how to harness the power of running in everyday life, it's Karnazes. 

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