num_pages: 272
description: For nearly two decades Scott Jurek has been a dominant forceand darlingin the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. Until recently 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 Scotts 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 adviceincluding his own recipesEat and Run will motivate readers and expand their food horizons.
language: English
title: Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt