He has claimed victories in nearly all of ultrarunnings elite trail and road events including the historic 153mile spartathlon, the hardrock 100, the badwater 5mile ultramarathon, and the western states 100mile endurance run. Harvard book store and the harvard outing club welcome renowned ultrarunner scott jurekauthor of the best seller eat and runfor a discussion of his new book north. From his midwestern childhood of hunting, fishing, and cooking for his meatandpotatoes family, to his early beginnings in running he hated it, to his slow transition to ultrarunning and veganism, to his incredible, worldspanning, recordbreaking races. In eat and run, jurek opens up about his life and career as an elite athlete, and about the vegan diet that is key to his success. Become a member and you can create your own personal bookshelf. Finding my way while running the appalachian trail. He also won the spartathon a 152 mile race from athens to sparta 3.
My scott jurekinspired energy cookie running, scott. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. And now you can hear the story from his perspective. At a difficult moment in a race, his friend and frequent pacer dusty olson. The book starts out by documenting how scott got into running and who helped him along the way. This past week or two, my meals have become more and more plantbased. I zipped through the pages of scotts book in two nights. Suffice it to say, scott jurek has led a heck of a life. Scott jurek is an ultra running champion, and advocate for a plant based diet. His name may sound familiar as he was one of the elite runners profiled in the book, born to run, which i read last year.
Jurek was made famous by christopher mcdougalls book, born to run. Eat and run by scott jurek, steve friedman 9781408833407. Jurek writes acceptably, but clearly his first profession is running while mcdougalls equally as clearly is writing. The middle of the book, mostly a description of jureks vegan diet and ultramarathons raced and won, shows the author at his least reflective. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness by scott jurek, steve.
In this indepth, 55minute interview, hear all the ins and outs of scotts record attempt and what this effort means to him. For nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant forceand da. I just bought and read proctor native scott jureks new book eat and run and really enjoyed it. One of the cool things i worked on with clif during the last year was something. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness jurek, scott. Eat your books has indexed recipes from leading cookbooks and magazines as well recipes from the best food websites and blogs. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness by scott jurek, steve friedman online at alibris. For nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant force and darling in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness, scott jurek, steve friedman, run until you cant run anymore. In eat and run, scott jurek opens up about his life and careeras an elite athlete. As a result, eat and run does not vividly present the characters nor contain much of a story. He won that race seven years in a row, setting a course record along the way. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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.
My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness is a 2012 autobiography by the ultramarathon champion scott jurek and steve friedman. Jurek transformed from a poor minnesota redneck into a vegan ultrarunner under an oftrepeated quote from his father. In between recipes that make hardened meat eaters actually drool. The book is more of a series of reports on jureks impressive accomplishments sprinkled with some running advice and a few recipes. Read eat and run, by scott jurek online on bookmate run until you cant run anymore. We spoke to ultrarunner and vegan scott jurek to find out. Its no wonder so many runners portray him in a godlike status. Part memoir, part race report, part training guide, part recipe book eat and run is a curious mix, but an enjoyable tour through jureks life nevertheless. If you are new here, you may want to learn a little more about how this site works.
I wondered before reading this if jurek was a child of hippies, hence the veganism, but no he grew. Mindful tips on how to run on a plantbased diet with scott jurek, worldfamous ultramarathon champion and waylon lewis, eco nachos champion. And no, its not a cookbook, although it is full of recipes. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness by jurek, scott, friedman, steve isbn. Scott jurek has had a long, diverse, and successful trail and ultrarunning career, and his latest feat, resetting the supported speed record for the appalachian trail in the eastern united states, could be considered a capstone to his running resume. The funny thing is i am a meat guy and now i totally understand where scott come from. Scott is the bestknown ultrarunner in the world, with 7 victories in a row at the western states 100, and a 3time winner at greeces 153 mile spartathlon. For nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant force and darling in the grueling and growing sport of.
His accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary. Scott jurek is one of the most prominent ultrarunners in the modern history and his name has emerged into the mainstream popularity with the help of the book born to run by chis mcdougall. Eat and run is an autobiographical account of scott jurek, a renowned ultramarathoner. What vegan ultrarunner scott jurek likes to eat bon. In eat and run, jurek opens up about his life and careeras an elite athlete and a vegan. In late june, the veteran runner was a month into the longest run hed ever attemptedthe 2,189mile appalachian trail from springer mountain, georgia, to mount katahdin, maine. As you may know scott is a dominant athlete in the weird world of ultramarathons and has won many major 50, 100, 5 and 150 mile foot races world wide. Scott jurek cookbooks, recipes and biography eat your books. 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. This memoir by ultrarunning champion and veganism advocate scott jurek is a platypus of a book part personal story, part training manual, part recipe book, part philosophical treatise that combines to tell a mindblowingly inspirational tale. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness ebook written by scott jurek, steve friedman. Having become famous off the back of born to run, scott has clearly been encouraged to cash in on his fame. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness paperback apr 2 20. Scott jurek is a worldrenowned ultramarathon champion who trains and races on a plantbased diet.
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. What vegan ultrarunner scott jurek likes to eat bon appetit bon. 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. I just finished reading eat and run, an autobiography by scott jurek, arguably one of the worlds most famous ultrarunners. What a triumph both scott jureks life and this oneofakind book. No, eat and run is not an ultra training manual, although it is full of running tips. Listening to eat and run by scott jurek mama made them. It was published by houghton mifflin harcourt on june 5, 2012. The book is more of a series of reports on jurek s impressive accomplishments sprinkled with some running advice and a few recipes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eat and run. Buy a cheap copy of eat and run book by scott jurek.
Scott jurek is a worldrenowned ultramarathon champion who trains and races on a vegan diet. It also covers his change in eating habits, from a standard meateating diet. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness was released on june 5. Jurek was also one of the elite runners who travelled to mexico to run with the tarahumara indians, as profiled in the international bestseller born to run. What foods fuel a man who completed the entire appalachian trail in 46 days. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness by scott jurek, steve friedman bloomsbury publishing plc. I mean, heres a guy who specializes in races of at least a hundred miles, who needs 5,0008,000 calories a day just to keep muscle on his bones, who could and once did pig out on fast food several times a. From his midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and cooking for his meatandpotatoes family to his slow transition to ultrarunning and veganism, scotts story shows the power of an iron will and blows. Finding my way while running the appalachian trail please note. 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.
Scott jurek is one of the greatest runners of all time. Runners of all levels, meat eaters, and vegans alike will be inspired to lace up their. Eat and run by scott jurek, steve friedman waterstones. The words of scott jurek, a dominant force and darling in the gruelling and growing sport of ultrarunning for more than a decade. For nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant forceand darlingin.
Whats great is that this time its happening naturally no pressure from doing a 30day, vegonly challenge. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness scott. For nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant forceand darlingin the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. My scott jurekinspired energy cookie i just love scott jureks moxie. Im not sure ill ever attempt an ultra, but this book has me energized for my. While many of us sit behind a desk for eight or nine hours a day, scott jurek is running. It then goes on to detail out many of his most famous ultramarathons in great detail. Scott jurek postappalachian trail speed record interview. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness jurek, scott, friedman, steve on. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. He was already famous in certain circles for winning the western states endurance run 7 times in a row. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness ebook.
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