From the author of the bestseller eat and run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46day run to break the speed record for the appalachian trail. Throughout his running career, jurek was one of the most dominant ultramarathon runners in the world, winning the hardrock hundred 2007, the badwater ultramarathon 2005, 2006, the spartathlon 2006, 2007, 2008, and the western states 100 mile endurance run. He has been named a national geographic adventurer of the year and one. Interview with scott jurek, ultramarathon legend and. Scott gordon jurek born october 26, 1973 is an american ultramarathoner, author, and public speaker. His wins include the western states 100 mile endurance run an unprecedented seven consecutive times, the 5 mile badwater ultramarathon twice, hardrock hundred and the 153 mile spartathlon three times. He has prominently appeared in two new york times bestsellers, born to run and the 4hour body, and has been featured on cnn and in the new york times, usa today, the wall street journal, and numerous other media. Hey, its matt from and i am absolutely thrilled today to be talking to ultramarathon runner scott jurek. In eat and run, jurek opens up about his life and career as a champion athlete with a plantbased diet and inspires runners at every level. Finding my way while running the appalachian trail.
Amby burfoot, author of the runners guide to the meaning of life for nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant forceand. Scott jurek s recordsetting journey on the appalachian trail was the most punishing, most demanding, most gruelling feat ive ever personally witnessed. Harvard book store and marathon sports are thrilled to welcome scott jurek for a discussion of his new book, eat and run. Scott jurek finished 3 hours and 12 minutes faster than davis. Buy eat and run book online at low prices in india eat. Whats even more inspiring is that hes done it as a vegan. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness by jurek, scott, friedman, steve isbn. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eat and run. Overall, i would suggest north to anyone that enjoys running or hiking. He has also been named a national geographic adventurer of the year. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I had heard great things about this book and had planned on reading it anyway but just hadnt done so yet. Buy scott jurek ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness ebook written by scott jurek, steve friedman.
Meanwhile, he likes to call her jlu pronounced jayloo. In pursuing the mental side of endurance, jurek uncovers the most important secrets any runner can learn. Proof is in the vegan pudding i guess, which means on both counts jurek s first book is a worthy read it had me inspired to get out running more to be expected i guess, it had me thinking about my approach both physically and mentally and it inspired me. The skye niseko scott jurek event package is your chance to meet him at an exclusive event on august 25th at kumo restaurant, skye niseko. Jurek is the guy who come second against the tarahumara. Finding my way while running the appalachian trail by scott jurek as the title says, really chronicles scott s 2015 attempt at the fkt fastest known time that he made with the assistance of his wife jenny. Youve certainly heard of scott if youve read born to run, where he was pretty prominently featured, but even if not, his resume pretty much speaks for itself in the ultrarunning world. He won that race seven years in a row, setting a course record along the way. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness author scott jurek with steve friedman isbn 9780547569659. Regaling readers with jawdropping tales of endurance, jurek also delivers.
North is about how and why scott jurek beat that record on july 12, 2015. This is a great book by scott jurek one of ultras greatest ever competitors. See more ideas about scott jurek, eat and run and food recipes. One of the key characters in the bestselling born to run, he is known and admired for his earthconscious lifestyle and is also a highly soughtafter motivational speaker, physical therapist, coach, and chef steve friedman has written for the new york times, esquire, and the best. Scott jurek is a worldrenowned ultramarathon champion who trains and races on a vegan diet. Eat and run is a book all about the life of scott jurek and how he came to be an elite ultrarunner. Scott jurek, one of the greatest runners of all time, has claimed multiple victories in the historic 153mile spartathlon, the hardrock hundred, the badwater 5mile ultramarathon, and the western states 100mile endurance run, which he won a record seven straight times, among many others.
Jurek will be in conversation with born to run author chris mcdougall for nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant forceand darlingin the grueling and growing sport of. For nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant forceand darlingin the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. From his midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and cooking for his meatandpotatoes family to his slow transition to ultrarunning and veganism, scott s story shows the power of an iron will and blows. Interview with scott jurek marathon training academy. Hes the best selling author of the book eat and run. Scott jurek is one of the worlds best known and most beloved ultrarunners. He has been named a national geographic adventurer of the year and one of. Scott jurek won the prestigious western states 100 miler 7 times in a row.
Why being vegan benefits runners from scott jurek part iii of iii duration. His name may sound familiar as he was one of the elite runners profiled in the book, born to. Eat and run by scott jurek i just listed to eat and run by scott jurek. Eat and run by scott jurek i just finished reading eat and run, an autobiography by scott jurek, arguably one of the worlds most famous ultrarunners. May, 2012 i just read scott jurek s interview in vegetarian times and his book is making it on my summer reading list. Scott jurek is a worldrenowned ultramarathon champion who trains and races on a plantbased diet. Scott jurek with jenny jurek trail and ultra running.
Scott jurek, consideredone of the greatest runners of all time, has claimed multiple victories in the historic 153mile spartathlon, the hardrock hundred, the badwater 5mile ultramarathon, and the western states 100mile endurance run, which he won a record seven straight times, among many others. Scott jurek has done exactly that in the ultrarunning world. Champion ultramarathon runner scott jurek is visiting skye niseko in august. I just read scott jureks interview in vegetarian times.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of scott jurek books online. The appalachian trail is abbreviated at and is a hiking trail in the eastern united states from georgia to maine. Scott jurek is a world renowned ultramarathon champion and the 24hour american record holder of 165. Scott jurek s recordsetting journey on the appalachian trail was the most punishing, most demanding, most grueling feat ive ever personally witnessed. Folks who set out to hike the 2,189 mile appalachian trail are most likely on a. Scott attributes his success largely to his vegan diet, so a good portion of the book. North by scott and jenny jurek ends up being an engaging book that is a perfect one week read and sure to give you a few good takeaways. Finding my way by running the appalachian trail, by scott jurek with jenny jurek. A dominant force in the sport of ultrarunning, scott jurek is a seventime winner of the 100mile western states endurance run and a twotime winner of the 5mile badwater ultramarathon through death valley. It wont take a reader of this book long to realise that scott jurek is not a normal person. In 1999, as a complete unknown, he took the lead of the western states endurance run, a 100mile traverse over the old gold rush trails of the california sierra nevada. By mile 2,000, he was a hollowedout, brokendown carapace of a person.
Jurek s wife, jenny jurek, likes to call her husband jurker. What the pros wear scott jurek october 28, 2015 by dario while going for the fastest known time on the appalachian trail scott jurek s gear needs to be perfect. And unless he found something, some way not just to keep going but to speed up, he was going to miss the record. Buy a cheap copy of eat and run book by scott jurek. While many of us sit behind a desk for eight or nine hours a day, scott jurek is running. Hes also won the hardrock 100, the badwater 5 and the 153 mile spartathalon. Like finding ultra by rich roll, this book doesnt go into training for ultras or anything like that, it just chronicles scott s journey from childhood through to ultramarathon champion and how he got there, with great accounts of some of his greatest races. Named one of the greatest runners of all time, he has claimed victories in nearly all of ultrarunnings elite trail and road events.
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