Dean Karnazes: ‘One of the 100 most influential people in the world’, who runs a marathon before breakfast!
About this episode
Dean Karnazes discusses his ultra-endurance achievements and the power of community in running.
Ultra-endurance legend: Dean Karnazes , joins Ben Kelleher LIVE from the podcast studio at the National Running Show 2026. Referred to as 'Superhuman' by GQ and ‘One of the 100 most influential people in the world’, according to TIME , Dean has completed 50 marathons in 50 days, run 350 miles in 80 hours and says that on a good day he’ll run a marathon before breakfast. He gets into how it all began on his 30th birthday, along with the power of community, as well as his plans for the future and much more... #RFTB is a BKDMC production, supported by Runna & Podcast Room . New episodes drop on the first Friday of every month at 5AM (UK time) , wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoyed the show? Hit follow and you’ll be notified every time a new episode drops! We’d love to hear from you, be sure to drop us a message or leave a review. Listen & watch on the run, on the bus, or whilst you're running for it! For more information on Ben Kelleher's Deliriously Mad Challenges , as well as becoming a Deliriously Mad Challenger , our Rookie Runner's training plan , the TREAD playlist + much more, head here ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Ben Kelleher
Guest: Dean Karnazes
Topics covered
- ultra-endurance running
- marathon
- community
- self-improvement
- influential figures
Keywords
- Dean Karnazes
- ultra-endurance
- marathon
- running
- influential people
Sponsors
Runna, Podcast Room
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GQ, TIME
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