Scott Jurek's story is an interesting one and one I trust others could learn something from. However, as he notes, it isn't that special. He was a kid who had it tough but not that hard (it might have been worse but the book doesn't dive that deep into it) and he had trouble with his marriage that doesn't seem that extraordinary (or it might have been but the book doesn't dive that deep into it) and he worked really hard at becoming the greatest ultra runner of all time but not harder than I think you would have to in order to run more than 100 miles in a day (or he did but the book doesn't dive that deep into it).
I will say that I very much enjoyed the stories of the races and wish he went into more detail (see above) about what he had to do and what made him run like this. I run marathons and I have to change parts of my life to get by...I believe it would have made the book better to know more about his non-running struggles.
This was also my first "with" book. I believe after flying through this light read that I could tell when Steve Friedman's hand was heavier than Scott Jurek's dictation. It wasn't always extremely apparent but it was clear after a while.
A couple of words about vegans. There is no such thing as a non-militant vegan. I believe Jurek might come close, but not really. A vast majority of the recipes in this book seem good, but would be improved with butter. I will however, try to recover with less animal product now...so in some ways Jurek wins. In others I had a burger last night and it was good.
Three and half out of five stars.
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