North

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From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46 day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.Scott Jurek is one of the world s best known and most beloved ultrarunners Renowned for his remarkable endurance and speed, accomplished on a vegan diet, he s finished first in nearly all of ultrarunning s elite events over the course of his career But after two decades of racing, training, speaking, and touring, Jurek felt an urgent need to discover something new about himself He embarked on a wholly unique challenge, one that would force him to grow as a person and as an athlete breaking the speed record for the Appalachian Trail North is the story of the 2,189 mile journey that nearly shattered him.When he set out in the spring of 2015, Jurek anticipated punishing terrain, forbidding weather, and inevitable injuries He would have to run nearly 50 miles a day, every day, for almost seven weeks He knew he would be pushing himself to the limit, that comfort and rest would be in short supply but he couldn t have imagined the physical and emotional toll the trip would exact, nor the rewards it would offer.With his wife, Jenny, friends, and the kindness of strangers supporting him, Jurek ran, hiked, and stumbled his way north, one white blaze at a time A stunning narrative of perseverance and personal transformation, North is a portrait of a man stripped bare on the most demanding and transcendent effort of his life It will inspire runners and non runners alike to keep striving for their personal best. Read North by Scott Jurek – kino-fada.fr Imagine running 84 marathons Consecutively That s what running legend Scott Jurek asks you to do in his newest book, North Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail.It comes out April 10, 2018.Warning if you know nothing about Jurek and Appalachian Trail records, then there are spoilers in this review.In 2011, Jennifer Pharr Davis thru hiked the Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes That s an average of 76 km 47 miles per day.North is about how and why Scott Imagine running 84 marathons Consecutively That s what running legend Scott Jurek asks you to do in his newest book, North Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail.It comes out April 10, 2018.Warning if you know nothing about Jurek and Appalachian Trail records, then there are spoilers in this review.In 2011, Jennifer Pharr Davis thru hiked the Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes That s an average of 76 km 47 miles p...

North
  • 16 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0316433799
  • Scott Jurek
  • North