Eat and Run: book review

I was sick of looking at the same old movies on Netflix and bumbled over to Google. I’ve been a bit of a runner for a few years… have completed seven marathons, two in under four hours. As an amateur that makes me serious, but not at all good.

I found a video about the Badwater ultra marathon, a race that starts at the bottom of Death Valley and 135 miles later winds up somewhere close to the top of Mount Whitney. Obviously, this is a different kind of run. I found myself hypnotized by the protagonist’s efforts, and stunned as he ultimately crossed the finish line with the potential of winning the race.

The problem, of course, was that the start happened in waves, and in a later wave, a fellow by the name of Scott Jurek let out a cry that launched him hot on the protagonist’s trail. You don’t learn about Scott Jurek until the end of the video—it’s not about him—but when you see him beat the hero, you kind of wonder. Who the hell is this guy?

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