In eat and run, scott jurek opens up about his life and career as an elite athlete and a vegan and inspires runners at every level. The book opens with a collapsed and seemingly defeated jurek, 65 miles into the sizzling badwater ultramarathon in death valley. In 1999, as a complete unknown, he took the lead in the western states endurance run. He has appeared in two new york times bestsellers, born to run and the 4.
The book was just as much about fuel for his runs as it was about how fast he ran. Buy a cheap copy of eat and run book by scott jurek. Ive followed scott jurek for a while now, especially from a nutritional perspective. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. 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 apart the stereotypes of what athletes should eat to fuel optimal performance. Regaling readers with jawdropping tales of endurance, jurek. And no, its not a cookbook, although it is full of recipes. The same week i read this book i also read running man by charlie engle and finding ultra by rich roll both of which i also loved and would say jureks. He has prominently appeared in two new york times bestsellers, born to run and the 4. Dec 14, 2014 this book is great for those who want to improve their running, want to find out more about how to be an athlete on a vegan diet, or just simply want a good piece of inspiration. At a difficult moment in a race, his friend and frequent pacer dusty olson motivated jurek by asking if he wanted to get chicked to be outrun by a woman. Eat and run by scott jurek, steve friedman waterstones. In eat and run, jurek opens up about his life and career as an elite athlete and a vegan and inspires runners at every level.
Scott jurek is a worldrenowned ultramarathon champion who trains and races on a vegan diet. In eat and run, jurek opens up about his life and career as a champion athlete with a plantbased diet and inspires until recently he held the american 24hour record and he was one of the elite runners profiled in the runaway bestseller born to run. Scott jureks ultra eating tips for young runners outside. Discover book depositorys huge selection of scott jurek books online. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness by scott jurek and steve friedman 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. 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. He did go into considerable detail about how he fueled his runs, including recipes. Eat and run ebook by scott jurek, steve friedman author. 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. I found the book inspiring, gut wrenching, and glorious. Each chapter ends with one of his favorite vegan recipes. While many of us sit behind a desk for eight or nine hours a day, scott jurek is running. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness by jurek, scott, friedman, steve isbn. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness ebook written by scott jurek, steve friedman.
In addition, with scott jurek being an ultrarunner, i was intrigued before i even picked the book up. Jureks book is autobiographical and covers scotts life from early childhood into his adult life. The book is more of a series of reports on jureks impressive accomplishments sprinkled with some running advice and a few recipes. Buy eat and run book online at best prices in india on. Buy eat and run book online at low prices in india eat. It was published by houghton mifflin harcourt on june 5, 2012. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness ebook. Im a longtime admirer of scott jurek, both for his athleticism and veganism, and was really looking forward to this book. Eat and run quotes showing of 114 im convinced that a lot of people run ultramarathons for the same reason they take moodaltering drugs. Eat and run my unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness. His achievements prove jurek is doing something right, winning the 100mile western states endurance run seven times, the 5mile badwater ultra, the 153mile spartathlon in greece, and setting an american record for running the most number of miles in a day.
Natural grocers here in albuquerque has scott jurek to thank for me being a. Proof is in the vegan pudding i guess, which means on both counts jureks 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 to try some vegan. The most inspiring proposal in this bookpart memoir, part training guide, part vegan manifestois that running, like so many things in life, depends less on physical skill than on willpower. From his midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and. Eat and run way more than just a running and eating book, though the lentil mushroom burger recipe is pretty great. In eat and run, jurek opens up about his life and career as a champion athlete with a plantbased diet and inspires runners. It relates jureks childhood in minnesota, his growing interest in sport, family life and career. From his midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and cooking for his meat and potatoes family, to his early beginnings in running he hated it, to his slow transition to ultrarunning and veganism, to his world. In eat and run, jurek tells the story of how an average midwestern kid growing up on meat he caught or killed himself became a vegan elite athlete. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness is a 2012 autobiography by the ultramarathon champion scott jurek and steve friedman. Scott jurek is one of the worlds best known and most belove.
As a result, eat and run does not vividly present the characters nor contain much of a story. His achievements prove jurek is doing something right, winning the 100mile western states endurance run. Eat and run audiobook by scott jurek, steve friedman. Scott gordon jurek born october 26, 1973 is an american ultramarathoner, author, and public speaker.
He has run 166 miles in a 24hour period and is a longtime vegan, after being the cook for the meat and potatoes family he grew up in. No, eat and run is not an ultra training manual, although it is full of running tips. In these pages he shares his philosophy of running and eating as well as his favorite recipes a good read. Buy eat and run book online at low prices in india eat and. Eat and run by scott jurek i just listed to eat and run by scott jurek. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eat and run. This book is essentially scott jurek s autobiography where he talks about his childhood, how he got into running, going. From the author of the best seller eat and run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46 day run to break the speed record for the appalachian trail. The words of scott jurek, a dominant force and darling in the gruelling and growing sport of ultrarunning for more than a decade. The book opens with a collapsed and seemingly defeated jurek.
Scott jurek is a worldrenowned ultramarathon champion who trains and races on a plantbased diet. Jurek is the guy who come second against the tarahumara in christopher mcdougalls born to run. Scott jurek s phenomenal success as an ultramarathoner demonstrates that meat and other animal foods are not necessary for optimum health, strength, and endurance. Until recently he held the american 24hour record and he was one of the elite runners profiled in the runaway bestseller born to run. 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. From his midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and cooking for his meatandpotatoes. Eat and run quotes by scott jurek goodreads share book. Aug 26, 20 scott jurek is a worldrenowned ultramarathon champion who trains and races on a plantbased diet. Eat and run ebook by scott jurek, steve friedman author, isbn.
From his midwestern childhood of hunting and fishing to his slow transition to ultrarunning and veganism to his epic, recordbreaking races, jurek. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness jurek, scott, friedman, steve on. Within two pages, however, i was shocked at its simplistic, childish tone and oddly terse sentences. What vegan ultrarunner scott jurek likes to eat bon appetit. That line in particular, could have been expanded into an ongoing lesson, interspersed throughout the book, about the animals themselves and the short, torturous lives they live before a piece of them finds their way to our plates. Part memoir, part race report, part training guide, part recipe book eat and run is a curious mix, but an enjoyable tour through jurek s life nevertheless. I dont mean to minimize the gifts of friendship, achievement, and closeness to nature that ive received in my running carer. Aug 09, 2012 most of us will never know what it feels like to run 100 miles straight. What a triumph both scott jureks life and this oneofakind book. The strength of the book lies in his descriptions of races and runners, and its worth joining jurek on his remarkable journey for these alone. His accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary. While many of us sit behind a desk for eight or nine hours a day, scott jurek.
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. It is an autobiographical account of a life that has been driven by running and food. Jurek writes acceptably, but clearly his first profession is running while mcdougalls equally as clearly is writing. It also covers his change in eating habits, from a standard meateating diet through to vegetarianism and finally becoming a vegan.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For nearly two decades, scott jurek has been a dominant forceand da. Ive seen scott in action as he defies unimaginable challenges, and thanks to this breathtakingly personal account, i finally understand how he does it. When i was first given this book, i thought id humour my sister and give it a go as the title was two of my favourite things. 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. Aug 17, 2015 on top of all this, jurek also happens to be an accomplished home cook and veganhe shared his story and favorite recipes in his book, eat and run. What we eat is a matter of life and death, the athlete writes. Like his first book, eat and run, jurek s journey is nothing less than inspirational. 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 19992005. One of the key characters in the bestselling born to run, he is known and admired for his. Being a vegan, i always look for different recipes and ways to combine veganism with my running. Eat and run is an autobiographical account of scott jurek, a renowned ultramarathoner.
The middle of the book, mostly a description of jureks vegan diet and ultramarathons raced and won, shows the author at his least reflective. From his midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and cooking for his. Scott jurek was profiled as one of the americans who went to race the tarahumara indians in born to run, the book every runner in america has read which fueled the barefoot running craze. The book is more of a series of reports on jurek s impressive accomplishments sprinkled with some running advice and a few recipes. In eat and run, scott jurek opens up about his life and careeras an elite athlete and a veganand inspires runners at every level. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness author scott jurek with steve friedman isbn. Finding my way while running the appalachian trail. Eating and running, two of my favourite things in one book. 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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