Scott jurek the greatest runner on earth 52 insights. Ultramarathon runner scott jurek ran the entire appalachian trail last summer in 46 days, eight hours, and seven minutes, averaging 48 miles per day. Food for thought from ultramarathoner scott jurek youtube. Last month, scott jurek broke the record for thruhiking the appalachian trail. Jenny jurek running and writing on the appalachian trail. Ultramarathoner scott jurek is attempting to set a new fkt on the appalachian trail. The athletes who are successful at achieving goals and prs perform well under pressure by staying in the moment. In pursuing the mental side of endurance, jurek uncovers the most important secrets any runner can learn. Im convinced that a lot of people run ultramarathons for the same reason they take moodaltering drugs. Photo by continue reading scott jureks diet and crosstraining secrets.
Morning routines the making of longdistance runner. In a sport that already dances on the fringe of society, ultrarunner scott jurek is a true rarity. But the longer and farther i ran, the more i realized that what i was often chasing was a state of mind a place where worries that. Finding my way while running the appalachian trail, scott and jenny take turns sharing their experience from. Scott jurek ultra vegan september 2, 2008 in the world of endurance running, people may know the name dean karnazes, as he has been wildly instrumental in popularizing ultramarathon running and elevating consciousness of the sport into the mainstream. Scott jurek reveals performanceenhancing crosstraining and diet strategies this article originally appeared in our march 2007 issue. Jenny jurek was made for the mountains womens running. This stuff was already around before the book, and i was always a fan of lighter shoes with less support. Scott jurek, ultra runner and professional trainer, talks about distance running and hiking and how to prepare for endurance events. Protons running invited ultra marathon legend scott jurek to india to share his insights and run with runners in india. Scott jureks recordsetting journey on the appalachian trail was the most punishing, most demanding, most gruelling feat ive ever personally witnessed. I found this recently in my files and it has never been published before. Being uncomfortable brings us back to our roots life. Interview with appalachian trail record holder, scott jurek.
Heres our quick guide to the best familyfriendly movies and shows you can stream right now. I first found about you when i read the book born to run. Some of those are the big races you mentioned like the western states, or badwater iconic legendary races like the iconic legendary music. He is a great writer and i thoroughly enjoyed his previous book eat and run. Why being vegan benefits runners from scott jurek part.
Whats great is that this time its happening naturally no pressure from doing a 30day, vegonly challenge. Interview with scott jurek marathon training academy. Scott defended his title at badwater in 2006 and was the first american to win. Scott jurek, the author of eat and run, will discuss and sign his thrilling new memoir north. Its critical to highlight that this book was written by scott jurek with jenny jurek. Like finding ultra by rich roll, this book doesnt go into training for ultras or anything like that, it just chronicles scotts journey from childhood through to ultramarathon champion and how he. Scott gordon jurek born october 26, 1973 is an american ultramarathoner, author, and public speaker. Scott jurek is one of my heroic ultra characters in boulder. When scott jurek was here for his book tour, he did a meet and greet at fitrightnw local, friendly, helpful, communityoriented and then led a group run to powells books massive, local store with big area for author talks where he talked about his book. Now aged 42, scott jurek, the runner that inspired the worldwide running cultural. I find his running accomplishments completely mindbending.
If you miss dean on tour, you can purchase his book, ultramarathon man. Whats even more inspiring is that hes done it as a vegan. I saw this antiinflammatory smoothie in scott jureks book eat and run and adapted it to suit my needs. This is a great book by scott jurek one of ultras greatest ever competitors. My only issues with it were the descriptions of overt sexism present during some of his competitive runs. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness paperback bargain price, april 2, 20. 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. The appalachian trail is abbreviated at and is a hiking trail in the eastern united states.
Finding my way while running the appalachian trail. If you are wondering what makes an ultra runner a legend, here are some of the races scott has won. When scott jurek came out of nowhere to win the first of his seven western states 100 titles in 1999, many other runners admired him, but relatively few were inspired by him. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness is a 2012 autobiography by the ultramarathon champion scott jurek and steve friedman. In this video, scott jurek answers if he ever asked himself, why am i doing this. Legendary ultramarathoner scott jurek works closely with brooks footwear developers to provide invaluable insight for our trail shoes to make sure runners of every level can get out on the trail. I dont mean to minimize the gifts of friendship, achievement, and closeness to nature that ive received in my running carer. Jenny jurek, scotts wife and jlu in the book, was in charge of scotts crew. What vegan ultrarunner scott jurek likes to eat bon. The memoir takes you through scotts tough early upbringing in minnesota, his difficult. The attempt, which happened in 2015, was successful. Hes now released a book about the experience titled north. Scott jurek interview we talk veganism with the mo. Confessions of an allnight runner, at or other fine booksellers beginning march 17th 2005.
A big part of staying mentally strong includes achieving calm amid the mental storm of pressure and expectation. The ultrarunners speed record on the appalachian trail has been overshadowed by claims that he. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Scott jurek in perfect stride at the way to cool 50k, california. An interview with vegan ultrarunning legend scott jurek, including scotts top 3. Thank you for the interview, dean, and best of luck on the book tour. Ive seen scott in action as he defies unimaginable. But he also took some time to talk to students about how eating a.
Scott jurek, one of the greatest runners of all time, answer ten questions, in hong kong on october 12, 2016. Named one of the greatest runners of all time, he has claimed victories in nearly all of ultrarunnings elite trail and road events. 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. I wanted to let some of the key thinkers in born to run, like scott jurek and dr. This past week or two, my meals have become more and more plantbased. This interview is with jenny jurek and gets her perspective on the 46. Scott jurek has done exactly that in the ultrarunning world. Jurek also set the united states allsurface record in the 24hour run with 165. Scott jurek and arnulfo quimare of the tarahumara tribe, photographed by luis escobar. As one of the athletes who helped make ultramarathonsany race longer than 26.
Conversation with scott jurek the ultimate direction buzz. Scott jurek set a new supported speed record on the appalachian trail july 12th after more than a month running straight. Even though scott jureks interview may seem annoyed at the whole americas best distance runner award, you got to consider the source of that award. Ultra marathon legend scott jurek tour of india bengaluru 2015. She and her husband, scott jurek, one of the best trail runners of all time, released a book earlier this year, north, which chronicled scotts attempt to clock the fastest known time on the appalachian trail or a. Bfd productions, tony castle, roxy hunt, benjamin garst, gabriel gomez. Amby burfoot, winner of the 1968 boston marathon and author of the runners guide to the meaning of life what a triumph both scott jureks life and this oneofakind book. Scott and jenny jurek after the six weeks on the road and trail, jenny and scott decided to sit down and chronicle the adventure.
Had to play that back to make sure i heard him right when be said he had severely torn my quad between north carolina and tennessee. My unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness was released on june 5. Scott has won the prestigious western states 100 ultramathon 7 years in a row, holding the course record of 15. Hes the best selling author of the book eat and run. Making me realize he did the last 34 of the trail with a torn quad. Spartathlon 20062008, hardrock 100 2007, western states 100 19992005, badwater 2005 and 2006, plus many others you can see here. I heard that as a rumor from a friend who knows one of scotts pacers, but scott confirming it confirms to me that the guy is a total badass. Interview with scott jurek, ultramarathon legend and author of eat. Scott jurek and other ultrarunners, most from the northwest yeah, im talking about you tc and the rest of the marathon maniacs motivated me even more. It was published by houghton mifflin harcourt on june 5, 2012. Recently i had the chance to interview the legendary ultra runner scott jurek, author of the book eat and run. Discover book depositorys huge selection of scott jurek books online. All the gear an ultramarathon legend brings with him on. On sunday, we caught up with scott in the middle of his 14 city book tour.
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