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40) Jurek, Scott. EAT & RUN: My Unlikelly Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness. Houghton Mifflin: 2012.
Bought this memoir on National Running Day. :) For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force—and darling—in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning.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. The book is unified by three compelling themes: the running itself, the joys and requirements of food and eating, and deep spiritual discovery. All work together just as all have worked together to make Jurek the outstanding man and runner that he is. And I appreciated the recipes that were included...much more adaptable and pertinent to me than his training schedule would be!
btw, I know I posted all over Facebook and did a race report on SparkPeople, but did I mention here that I had a great time at the Black Mountain Monster 24 hour run (June 2-3)? I made my goal of 100K, then added on one more lap in memory of Angela Ivory (a runner friend, who ran 300+ marathon/ultra races while fighting metastatic breast cancer, who passed away May 31), then still had time on the clock and so did one more final lap. Got in 22 laps/110K or 68.2 miles! (Which put me as 6th female finisher out of 19, and tied for 10th place overall in a field of 51 participants.)
Race Report: http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4913166
Out there on the scenic 5k loop course of the Black Mountain Monster
Sometime after dawn, and after completing 100K, I did a lap "for Angela".
My favorite pic of B & me FINALLY sitting down again after 23 hours:30 minutes of time on feet.
Bought this memoir on National Running Day. :) For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force—and darling—in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning.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. The book is unified by three compelling themes: the running itself, the joys and requirements of food and eating, and deep spiritual discovery. All work together just as all have worked together to make Jurek the outstanding man and runner that he is. And I appreciated the recipes that were included...much more adaptable and pertinent to me than his training schedule would be!
btw, I know I posted all over Facebook and did a race report on SparkPeople, but did I mention here that I had a great time at the Black Mountain Monster 24 hour run (June 2-3)? I made my goal of 100K, then added on one more lap in memory of Angela Ivory (a runner friend, who ran 300+ marathon/ultra races while fighting metastatic breast cancer, who passed away May 31), then still had time on the clock and so did one more final lap. Got in 22 laps/110K or 68.2 miles! (Which put me as 6th female finisher out of 19, and tied for 10th place overall in a field of 51 participants.)
Race Report: http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4913166
Out there on the scenic 5k loop course of the Black Mountain Monster
Sometime after dawn, and after completing 100K, I did a lap "for Angela".
My favorite pic of B & me FINALLY sitting down again after 23 hours:30 minutes of time on feet.
