' Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy & will. Then run even faster.' The words of Scott Jurek a dominant force
- & darling
- in the gruelling & growing sport of ultrarunning for more than a decade. In 1999 as a complete unknown he took the lead in the Western States Endurance Run a 100-mile jaunt over the Gold Rush trails of America's Sierra Nevada. He went on to win that race seven years in a row. 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. His accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary. In Eat & Run Jurek opens up about his life & career as an elite athlete & about the vegan diet that is key to his success. From his Midwestern childhood of hunting & fishing to his slow transition to ultrarunning & veganism to his epic record-breaking races Jurek's story shows the power of an iron will & the importance of thinking of food as fuel. Full of stories of endurance & competition as well as practical advice & some of his original recipes Eat & Run will motivate people to go the distance whether that means getting out for a first run expanding your food horizons or simply exploring the limits of human potential.