Joins Lance Armstrong as ESPY Winners from Carmichael Training Systems

Colorado Springs, CO – Carmichael Training Systems, Inc. (CTS) is pleased to announce “Ultramarathon Man” Dean Karnazes has won the 2007 ESPY award as the Best Outdoor Athlete.

This past year Chris Carmichael and CTS Premier Coach Jason Koop were instrumental in preparing and guiding Dean Karnazes through The North Face Endurance 50, a multi-day event during which Karnazes ran 50 marathons, in 50 States, in 50 consecutive days. This was Dean’s first ESPY award and it joins the many additional accolades that have been bestowed upon Dean. Dean has also been voted Runner of the Year by Competitor Magazine (2006), America’s Greatest Runner by Outside (Jan. 2007), Top Ten Ultimate Athletes by Outdoor Life Network (2004), and was voted #27 in the TIME poll of the World’s 100 Most Influential People. In March of 2006, Men’s Fitness said, “Dean Karnazes might just be the fittest man in the world.”

In addition to the accolades Dean has received, has also won the Badwater Ultramarathon (2004), the Vermont Trail 100-Mile Endurance Run (2006), holds eleven Western States 100-mile Endurance Run Silver Buckle’s, ran a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees, ran a 200-mile solo race, and completed a 350 mile run.

“Dean is an incredible athlete,” stated Chris Carmichael. “He has shown, and continues to show what the human body is capable of.”

Dean’s first book, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, is a National Bestseller, and was the #7 bestselling sports book worldwide in 2005.

Dean becomes the second CTS athlete to win an ESPY, joining multiple ESPY winner Lance Armstrong (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 – Winner Best Male Athlete; 2000 – Winner Best Comeback Athlete).

Founded by Olympian, US Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, and bestselling author, Chris Carmichael in 1999, Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) inspires and empowers the athlete in EVERY BODY to perform at their best. CTS has paved the way for some of the world’s greatest athletes, including seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong, 2000 Olympic Time Trial Silver Medalist and World Champion Mari Holden, Montreal Canadians Captain Saku Koivu, 2001 Mountain Bike World Champion Alison Dunlap, and Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Ed Moses. CTS is also the official coaching authority of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.

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