Customer Reviews

50/50 - By: Dr. Tami Brady, 07 Nov 2008
Likely you saw Dean Karnazes on the news promoting his 50 marathonsin 50 days. I remember watching him thinking "is this guy crazy?" For the majority of us, completing even one marathon would be a lifelong goal achieved. Here this guy is looking to do not one or two runsin a season but 50 without even a day of rest. Like many people, I wondered why this person would even trey such a feat. In fact, was it even possible?

So when I got a chance to review 50/50, I jumped at the chance. By some standards, Dean Karnazes is a little abnormal. I say so, mostly because of his ability to endure 50 days of traveling, running a marathon, being interviewed, & then traveling again before getting only a few hours sleep. Just keeping the body going at that pace would be difficult enough. Addin some jet lag, a cold, & a scary fall. It's pretty amazing.

What I liked most about this story is that this man seemed like a real person. He's definitely more athletic & driven than most people but all of us have the ability to make better choices & push ourselves just a bit more than we thought possible. Absolutely inspiring.