And he was one of the elite runners who traveled to Mexico to run with the Tarahumara Indians, as profiled in the best seller Born to Run. Recently he set an American record of 165.7 miles in 24 hours - 6 1/2 marathons in one day. Twice he won the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile "jaunt" through Death Valley. He won that race seven years in a row, setting a course record along the way. In 1999, as a complete unknown, he took the lead of the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile traverse over the old Gold Rush trails of the California Sierra Nevada. If you are a runner, endurance athlete, or just love great human adventure stories, you’ll love this book.For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force - and darling - in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. Since it’s a secret dream, I’m going to keep it locked away there, while reading about amazing feats like what Jurker did on the Appalachian Trail. the Appalachian Trail which is officially “about 2,200 miles.”). Please don’t tell anyone, especially Amy or my parents. I have a secret dream of running the Colorado Trail. Each of them covered a wide range of experiences during the 47-day journey, including lots of fascinating characters along the way. The second half of the chapter was in Jenny’s voice. The first half of the chapter was Jurker’s view of what was going on (in his voice). They used a really fun format – alternating sections within each chapter. Jurker (Scott’s nickname) wrote it with his wife Jenny. I read it Monday and Tuesday night, finishing it last night right before bedtime. So, when I noticed his new book, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail while wandering around in the Boulder Bookstore Saturday night, I grabbed it. He is a great writer and I thoroughly enjoyed his previous book Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness. I find his running accomplishments completely mind-bending.
Scott Jurek is one of my heroic ultra characters in Boulder. While I’m not part of the scene, I follow them from a distance. There are lots of ultra runners in Boulder. I love to watch documentaries about ultras, like the insane Barkley Marathons. I have several close friends who run ultras so I live vicariously through them.
I’ve only done one ultra (the American River 50 miler) and the combination of the training, race, and recovery was too much for me.
I’m a marathon runner, but not an ultrarunner.
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