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Press Release - Los Angeles Marathon - 5/24/09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                       ULTRA-MARATHONER KARNAZES 
                   FINISHES 100-MILE RUN TO CHEERS AT 
                      LOS ANGELES MARATHON EXPO 

LOS ANGELES, California, May 24, 2009 – Ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes 
loves to run and he had a cheering crowd waiting for him as he finished his
trip – on foot – from Santa Barbara to the Los Angeles Convention Center 
at the Los Angeles Marathon Exposition, Run/Ex/09.

"It's a supreme honor to be standing here and to have so many people 
waiting me," he told the crowd just after his entry at 2:15 p.m. Sunday. 
He was almost immediately mobbed by well-wishers, a group which swelled to 
several hundred as he entered the expo hall.

"It took me a little over 24 hours, about 24 hours and fifteen minutes," he
said. "I started about 2 o'clock [Saturday] and I was supposed to be on 
the stage at 2 o'clock, so I'm late. Sleep? My friend has a great quote, 
"Sleep is for wimps."

Karnazes spoke for about 16 minutes on the Whole Foods Market stage, 
telling the audience, "People ask me why do I do this and the real reason 
is I don't have a car, so I had no choice. I wanted to run the L.A. 
Marathon, so I figured the easiest way to get here is to run. I love to run
long distances, so I spent about 24 hours out there. For an 
ultramarathoner to run at that pace is not that hard, given that it was 
pretty flat and temperatures were cool. So I just kind of cruised and 
really enjoyed it.

"It's what I love to do." He joked with the audience that "I run these 
100-mile races because of all the free food I get at the aid stations."

He told the expo attendees, many of whom were picking up their shirts and 
numbers for Monday's race, that "I'll probably run pretty slowly, probably 
about 3:10 or 3:15. The human body is remarkably resilient and our powers 
to rejuvenate actually grow stronger when we put a training load on it."

He also advised runners on after-the-race procedures, saying "My guidance 
is to run Tuesday, after the Marathon, just go out and actually run. I know
it sounds counter-intuitive; hobble if you have to, just two or three 
miles, to get the legs moving again, and I find that really helps with 
recovery. 

"If you work up the nerve, when you finish the Marathon tomorrow, fill a 
tub full of water and then dump a bunch of ice in there and soak your legs 
in it."

"I would just say, enjoy the experience."

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