![]() ![]() ![]() The will to soldier on is a central tenant of Jurek’s book. Without it, you may as well go back to playing Backgammon in the bar. Willpower is a crucial element of trail running and mandatory for ultra running. ![]() ![]() It’s just that my sweet tooth and fat-loving tastebuds have an inordinate amount of sway over what I put in my mouth. Indeed, to begin I was like, ‘Recipes? In a book about running? Really?’ and I skipped the first few ingredient rundowns thinking ‘well, I’ll finish the book quicker than expected now if I just read the running parts’.īut it wasn’t long before I was revisiting Jurek’s Chapter One Ongiri (Rice Balls) and Chapter Three’s Mushroom-Lentil Burgers.ĭon’t get me wrong, I have nothing against hippie-food. Proof is in the (vegan) pudding I guess, which means on both counts Jurek’s first book is a worthy read – it had me inspired to get out running more (to be expected I guess), it had me thinking about my approach both technique and mental AND it inspired me to try some vegan cooking (very much not expected). I can’t decide if ultra runner Scott Jurek’s first book release, Eat & Run, is a good run genre read or better judged as a cookbook. ![]()
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