Just like Dean, she’s all smiles, fun and inspiration. Italian Martina Valmassoi was a successful ski mountaineer before she cracked into the world of trail running.

MARTINA VALMASSOI - TRAIL RUNNER, MOUNTAIN it’s important to plan in advance but it’s also important being flexible and adapt your training sometimes.” If there’s anyone that will make you want to get out and run, it’s Dean. But most of all, he’s worth a follow for his constantly up-lifting energy and that grin from ear-to-ear. He’s also won a number of the most famous ultra races, including Badwater, Vermont Trail, 4 Deserts, and is the owner of eleven Silver Buckles from Western States. “Ultra Marathon Man”, as he is better known, has set or broken about every long distance running record there is, most famously running 560 km in 80 hours, 44 minutes without sleep in 2005, and completing a marathon in each of the 50 states in 50 consecutive days in 2006. The man is a living legend, an infectious bundle of super-charged energy and smiles. But they are also just cool as hell to follow! Here are some of my favourites…ĭEAN KARNAZES - “ULTRA MARATHON list about anything remotely to do with running has to start with Dean. There is so much we can learn from ultra runners - from nutrition, training and logistics, to their one of a kind mental preparation and determination.

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