Racing and Endurance Highlights
Karnazes has completed a number of endurance events, mostly running events, but also a swimming event. Most notably, he ran 135 miles (217 km) nonstop across Death Valley in 120 °F (49 °C) temperatures, and a marathon to the South Pole at −40 °F (−40 °C). In 2006, he ran 50 marathons in all 50 states in 50 consecutive days, finishing with the New York City Marathon, which he completed in three hours and thirty seconds.
Other highlights are:
- Overall Winner, 4 Deserts Race Series, 2008
- Competitor magazine Endurance Athlete of the Year Award winner, 2008, 2006, 2005
- ESPN ESPY Award winner, “Best Outdoor Athlete”, 2007
- Winner, Vermont Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run, 2006
- Two-time Emmy Award winner, 2005, 2007
- American Ultrarunning Team, World Championships, 2005, 2008
- Men’s Journal, Adventure Hall of Fame, 2005
- Winner, Badwater Ultramarathon, 2004
- 350 miles (560 km) in 80 hours and 44 minutes without stopping (2005)
- 148 miles (238 km) in 24 hours on a treadmill, 2004
- Single-handedly completed "The Relay", a 199-mile (320 km) run from Calistoga to Santa Cruz, eleven times
- Eleven-time 100-Mile/1 Day Silver Buckleholder at the Western States Endurance Run (i.e., better than ten twenty-four-hour finishes), 1995–2006
- Outside magazine, Ultimate Top 10 Outdoor Athletes, 2004
- Swimming across the San Francisco Bay
- Ran 3,000 miles (4,800 km) across the United States from Disneyland to New York City in 75 days, running 40 to 50 miles per day, 2011
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