Dean Karnazes the Ultra Marathon Man has just done a podcast interview on The Final Sprint. He responds to the critical comments made by Scott Jurek in a recent Endurance Planet interview. Some of Jurek’s comments include “I’m not winning races and performing, I shouldn’t be gracing the cover of magazines, getting a title, or even being okay with accepting a title such as Outside Magazine’s America’s Best Distance Runner. I would feel ashamed to have that title.”
This is kind of reminds me of Tupac vs. Biggy or maybe Christina Aguilera vs. Britney Spears battles of the pop star world. I do agree with Karnazes though he does bring attention to the sport which is a good thing.
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1 50 Mile Training // Sep 27, 2007 at 8:58 am
Dean Karnazes is the poster boy ultrarunner. Scott Jurek cannot maintain his style of marketing himself and expect to trump Dean.
This is not an ultrarunning issue - it’s a common circumstance at ANY level of entertainment.
The one with the most charisma wins.
Cheers!
Christian.
2 Scott // Oct 5, 2007 at 6:36 pm
I totally agree, Karnazes has got charisma. My mom even lives the guy and she knows nothing about running…