Reviews
"The surprise here isn't that Scott Jurek knows a lot about nutrition-I especially love his "Holy Moly Guacamole" recipe. Or that he ran prodigious mileage to prepare for his many ultramarathon victories. More impressively, we discover that Jurek studied many of the great philosophers, and used their lessons to focus his running. In pursuing the mental side of endurance, Jurek uncovers the most important secrets any runner can learn ." -Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon and author of The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life " What a triumph - both Scott Jurek's life and this one-of-a-kind book . I've seen Scott in action as he defies unimaginable challenges, and thanks to this breathtakingly personal account, I finally understand how he does it. He rebuilt himself literally from the inside out, and the result is a man-and a story-unlike any other ." -Christopher McDougall, best-selling author of Born to Run
Table of Content
Prologuexi 1. Somebody1 Badwater Ultramarathon, Death Valley, California, 2005 2. Sometimes You Just Do Things10 Proctor, Minnesota, 1983 3. For My Own Good18 Caribou Lake Invitational, 1986 4. I'd Rather Ski27 To Adolph Store And Back, 1986 5. The Pride of the Cake Eaters37 Running Around with Dusty, 1991-92 6. The Wisdom of Hippie Dan45 The Minnesota Voyageur 50-Miler, 1994 7. "Let the Pain Go Out Your Ears"54 The Minnesota Voyageur 50-Miler, 1995; 1996 8. Attack of the Big Birds62 The Angeles Crest 100, CALIFORNIA, 1998 9. Silent Snow, Secret Snow72 Training for the Western States 100, Minnesota, 1999 10. Dangerous Tune81 (More) Training for the Western States 100, Seattle, 1999 11. "Are You Peeing?"91 The Western States 100, California, 1999 12. Bug Boy Goes Down104 The Western States 100, 2000, 2001 13. Of Bears and Gazelles123 The Western States 100, 2002 AND 2003 14. Hot Times130 The Badwater Ultramarathon, Death Valley, California, 2005 15. These Guys Again?142 The Copper Canyon, Mexico, 2005 16. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished154 The Western States 100, California, 2006 17. Hunted by the Wasatch Speedgoat164 The Hardrock100, Silverton, Colorado, July 2007 18. The Photographer Who Wasn't There175 Spartathlon, Athens, Greece, September 2007 19. Lost192 Duluth, Minnesota, 2010 20. One Step at a Time207 Slacking in Yosemite Valley, 2010 21. Back to My Roots215 The Tongo Trail, 2010 Epilogue221 IAU World 24-Hour Championships, 2010 Acknowledgments229 Race History230 Notes235 Index241
