Follow Up to Dean Karnazes' 300 Mile Attempt

You can read an excerpt from Dean Karnazes' book and hear the interview here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4566124

Jon, of the Chocolate Running fame, pointed out that Karnazes said, "he would have finished if his race was flat like Reed's." I think that no matter how you look at it, that was a unsportsmanlike comment.

I respect Reed for running 300 miles without sleep. I admire her for owning the world record, female division, at the midsummer 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon, a 30-hour run through Death Valley. Karnazes is great in his own way, but Reed is on top in my book.

So, on a slightly different topic, here is a story that Kevin Kling did on running in Grandma's Marathon in Minnesota. The story was broadcast nearly ten years ago, but still every bit as funny: http://www.npr.org/ramarchives/nc6J1101-7.ram