Eat And Run

My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

By: Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman

Narrated by: Scott Jurek

The New York Times bestseller Eat and Run is ""the inspiring story of an inspired man. Scott Jurek's phenomenal success as an ultra-marathoner demonstrates that meat and other animal foods are not necessary for optimum health, strength, and endurance.""—Andrew Weil, #1 New York Times bestelling author of Spontaneous Happiness

For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force — and darling — in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. He held the American 24-hour 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 a champion athlete with a plant-based diet and inspires runners at every level.

From his Midwestern childhood hunting, fishing, and cooking for his meat-and-potatoes family to his slow transition to ultrarunning and veganism, Scott’s story shows the power of an iron will and blows apart the stereotypes of what athletes should eat to fuel optimal performance. Full of stories of competition as well as science and practical advice — including his own recipes — Eat and Run will motivate readers and expand their food horizons.

Second time reading this book.

Such a great athlete, all those accomplishments! If you are a runner, this book will motivate you to do more and to become a better athlete.

Excellent recipes and inspiration

I was hesitant to read this book since I know I will never be an ultra runner, but I am a runner and I loved every minute of it, and even bought tabs to mark just about every single recipe in this book! Absolutely loved it from cover to cover.

Must read for runners

I very much enjoyed this deep dive into Scott's mind, soul, and body. It may be repetitive for someone but it is perfectly aligned with what long-distance running is.

Enjoyable well paced read

An interesting enough auto-biography. The book is an interesting look into Scott's personal life and his accomplishments without it getting too off track.

It was good enough to hold my attention on my 45 min drives to and from work, and that's saying something; most of these types of books tend to fail to hold my attention for too long.

Sometimes you just do things

Inspiring, funny.. a great listen on my daily drives. Makes me eager to go run.