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Markus74 · 12-26-2006, 07:51 PM

The Perfect Human

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That was August 1992. Over the next 14 years, Karnazes challenged almost every known endurance running limit. He covered 350 miles without sleeping. (It took more than three days.) He ran the first and only marathon to the South Pole (finishing second), and a few months ago, at age 44, he completed 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days, one in each of the 50 states. (The last one was in New York City. After that, he decided to run home to San Francisco.) Karnazes' transformation from a tequila-sodden party animal into an international symbol of human achievement is as educational as it is inspirational. H

The guy is crazy!? But it's amazing what you can do if you want to ...

jbischke · 12-26-2006, 10:45 PM

Read his book Ultra Marathon Man. It's awesome!

groove88 · 12-28-2006, 04:37 AM

This is Insane!!

Markus74 · 12-28-2006, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by groove88

This is Insane!!

It sure looks that way

stephencp · 12-28-2006, 12:37 PM

Another lesson is to capitalize on your strengths. Obviously, anyone who can run all night drunk BEFORE supposedly turning into an ultramarathoner was already running or predisposed to it.

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Markus74 · 12-28-2006, 02:12 PM

True. You cannot just start running like this if you've been lying on your couch all day long ...

groove88 · 12-29-2006, 11:16 PM

He may just be mentally ill?

John Hill · 12-30-2006, 04:39 AM

This is an amazing story of how people can change. Some say a leopard never changes its spots but I don't believe it. I think people can change and this is a fine example of someone doing just that.

We all possess the power in our subconscious mind to change, be or do anything we want. It is only through our thoughts that we enable ourselves or disable ourselves.

Markus74 · 12-30-2006, 04:24 PM

I'm not sure he totally changed. He just amplified the tendencies that he already had.

He's wasn't really a lazy couch potato in the first place, was he ?

Conan Stevens · 01-06-2007, 08:40 AM

My question is why would he be the perfect human? Surely there are other measures Personally I could make logical arguments that I was the perfect human.

Just had to ask this as the title got my attention then I considered the post to be "off topic"

Andrew Brunelle · 01-07-2007, 03:15 AM

Wow, something else. Wouldn't ever want to run that much. Sure, once in awhile wouldn't be bad, but the amount of food you'd have to consume to undertake that kind of run would be unimaginable. I'd rather not.

8 more years · 02-08-2008, 10:39 AM

i agree with Conan Stevens how does the ability and endurance to run like he does make him the perfect human ...shouldnt the perfect human be the ultimate all-rounder ...but then what is perfection because each individual will ahve a different perception of this so there is no measurable ultimate truth as to what the perfect human will be...(feel free to ignore me i was reading over my socrates books the other day you know the socratic method to philosophy ended up getting him executed cause he annoyed people and all that jazz)

12-30-2006, 04:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
John Hill Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 241	This is an amazing story of how people can change. Some say a leopard never changes its spots but I don't believe it. I think people can change and this is a fine example of someone doing just that. We all possess the power in our subconscious mind to change, be or do anything we want. It is only through our thoughts that we enable ourselves or disable ourselves. Last edited by John Hill; 12-30-2006 at 09:11 AM.

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12-26-2006, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
jbischke Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 322	Read his book Ultra Marathon Man. It's awesome!

12-28-2006, 04:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
groove88 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 56	This is Insane!!

12-28-2006, 12:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
stephencp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 311	Another lesson is to capitalize on your strengths. Obviously, anyone who can run all night drunk BEFORE supposedly turning into an ultramarathoner was already running or predisposed to it. Stephen Power-Book Library: Free personal development, success, inspiration and motivational classics TSTN \| The Success Training Network

12-28-2006, 02:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Markus74 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	True. You cannot just start running like this if you've been lying on your couch all day long ...

12-29-2006, 11:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
groove88 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 56	He may just be mentally ill?

12-30-2006, 04:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Markus74 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	I'm not sure he totally changed. He just amplified the tendencies that he already had. He's wasn't really a lazy couch potato in the first place, was he ?

01-06-2007, 08:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
Conan Stevens Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: I travel around the world - currently Thailand Posts: 180	My question is why would he be the perfect human? Surely there are other measures Personally I could make logical arguments that I was the perfect human. Just had to ask this as the title got my attention then I considered the post to be "off topic"

01-07-2007, 03:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Andrew Brunelle Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Home Posts: 2,578	Wow, something else. Wouldn't ever want to run that much. Sure, once in awhile wouldn't be bad, but the amount of food you'd have to consume to undertake that kind of run would be unimaginable. I'd rather not.

02-08-2008, 10:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
8 more years Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: new zealand Posts: 12	i agree with Conan Stevens how does the ability and endurance to run like he does make him the perfect human ...shouldnt the perfect human be the ultimate all-rounder ...but then what is perfection because each individual will ahve a different perception of this so there is no measurable ultimate truth as to what the perfect human will be...(feel free to ignore me i was reading over my socrates books the other day you know the socratic method to philosophy ended up getting him executed cause he annoyed people and all that jazz)

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