Super-Human
Filed in Health on Dec 26 2006 | 1 comment
Joshua Davis, writing for Wired magazine, shares 12 secrets of The Perfect Human, Dean Karnazes. Dean is a runner. And not just any runner. An ultra-runner who ran 50 marathons in 50 days.
“The human body has limitations,” Karnazes says. “The human spirit is boundless.” Your mind, in other words, is your most important muscle. As a running buddy told him: “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!! What a ride!”
At one point in my life, I was an avid runner. I was also in amazing physical condition. Now, several years, several pounds and several pants sizes later, I find myself smelling 40 years-old and very aware of the crummy condition of my body.
Joshua, you’ve inspired me with Dean’s story. I’ll probably never run even one marathon, but I’ll be out there tomorrow morning pounding the pavement once again.
Via Lifehacker.
This is the personal blog of Michael Pollock, a 40-year-old single dad, runner, 
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