North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
Autor Scott Jurek Cu Jenny Jureken Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 apr 2019
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.Northis 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,everyday, 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,Northis 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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316433808
ISBN-10: 0316433802
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little, Brown Spark
ISBN-10: 0316433802
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little, Brown Spark
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Notă biografică
Scott
Jurek,
one
of
the
greatest
runners
of
all
time,
has
claimed
multiple
victories
in
the
historic
153-mile
Spartathlon,
the
Hardrock
Hundred,
the
Badwater
135-Mile
Ultramarathon,
and
the
Western
States
100-Mile
Endurance
Run,
which
he
won
a
record
seven
straight
times,
among
many
others.
He
has
been
named
aNational
GeographicAdventurer
of
the
Year
and
one
of
Sports
Illustrated's
Fittest
50.
TheNew
York
Timesbestselling
author
ofEat
and
Runand
a
main
character
in
the
bookBorn
to
Run,
Jurek
has
been
featured
in
theNew
York
Times,
CNN,USA
Today,Wall
Street
Journal,TIME,
andESPN
Magazine.
A
passionate
vegan,
he
lives
in
the
mountains
of
Boulder,
Colorado
with
his
wife,
Jenny,
and
daughter,
Raven.
Recenzii
"Pure
suspense,
adventure,
and
inspiration.
When
Scott
Jurek
went
into
the
woods
to
create
his
masterpiece,
no
one
knew
if
he
would
make
it
back
out
again.
He
was
America's
greatest
ultra
athlete,
a
runner
whose
brains
and
singular
intensity
led
him
to
years
of
extraordinary
victories.
But
this
time,
Jurek
was
pushing
himself
into
realms
more
dangerous
than
Death
Valley,
more
treacherous
than
Mexican
canyons,
and
only
slightly
less
crazy
than
the
time
he
chased
after
a
wild
bear.
His
story
of
plunging
into
the
wilderness
in
pursuit
of
a
dream
is
both
heartwrenching
and
spellbinding."—Christopher
McDougall,
author
of
Born
to
Run
and
Natural
Born
Heroes
"Scott Jurek's record-setting journey on the Appalachian Trail was the most punishing, most demanding, most grueling feat I've ever personally witnessed. By mile 2,000, he was a hollowed-out, broken-down carapace of a person. And unless he found something, some way not just to keep going but to speed up, he was going to miss the record. Over those final 200 miles, I watched him dig deeper than I thought humanly possible: he not only claimed the fastest known time, but - most impressively - never failed to greet a fellow blaze-hiker with a smile and a cheery, 'How far ya' going?' Now, reading his immersive and engaging book, where he asks and pushes himself to find the answers to all of the 'whys,' I almost don't want his suffering to end, just so I can enjoy another chapter."
—Aron Ralston, adventurer and author of 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"When Scott first shared with me that the AT would be his next record setting challenge, I was in awe at the stamina it would require and the precision in planning and preparation that it would ultimately entail. Scott, and Jenny, are both living proof that what you dream you can also make manifest. Read this book and redefine your own personal limits."
—Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & CEO Every Mother Counts
"What sucks you in is the fact that the Jureks' daily struggles matter. Their candid sharing of each day's minutia places you on the trail alongside them."—American Trail Running Association
"Northchronicles the highs and lows of an epic journey, both inward and outward."—New York Post
"Northwill cement Jurek's position and reputation. It is a heartfelt, honest, exciting account of an inner, metaphorical journey."—The Daily Camera
"Like his first book,Eat and Run, Jurek's journey is nothing less than inspirational."
—Live Kindly
"Scott Jurek's record-setting journey on the Appalachian Trail was the most punishing, most demanding, most grueling feat I've ever personally witnessed. By mile 2,000, he was a hollowed-out, broken-down carapace of a person. And unless he found something, some way not just to keep going but to speed up, he was going to miss the record. Over those final 200 miles, I watched him dig deeper than I thought humanly possible: he not only claimed the fastest known time, but - most impressively - never failed to greet a fellow blaze-hiker with a smile and a cheery, 'How far ya' going?' Now, reading his immersive and engaging book, where he asks and pushes himself to find the answers to all of the 'whys,' I almost don't want his suffering to end, just so I can enjoy another chapter."
—Aron Ralston, adventurer and author of 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"When Scott first shared with me that the AT would be his next record setting challenge, I was in awe at the stamina it would require and the precision in planning and preparation that it would ultimately entail. Scott, and Jenny, are both living proof that what you dream you can also make manifest. Read this book and redefine your own personal limits."
—Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & CEO Every Mother Counts
"What sucks you in is the fact that the Jureks' daily struggles matter. Their candid sharing of each day's minutia places you on the trail alongside them."—American Trail Running Association
"Northchronicles the highs and lows of an epic journey, both inward and outward."—New York Post
"Northwill cement Jurek's position and reputation. It is a heartfelt, honest, exciting account of an inner, metaphorical journey."—The Daily Camera
"Like his first book,Eat and Run, Jurek's journey is nothing less than inspirational."
—Live Kindly
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2,200 miles. 47 days. One remarkable journey. In July 2015, ultramarathon legend Scott Jurek smashed the world record for running the Appalachian Trail, the sprawling mountain path that runs nearly the entire length of the United States.
2,200 miles. 47 days. One remarkable journey. In July 2015, ultramarathon legend Scott Jurek smashed the world record for running the Appalachian Trail, the sprawling mountain path that runs nearly the entire length of the United States.