Comments on: “Eat and Run” by Scott Jurek

By: Dave Lull

Dave Lull — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:39:14 +0000

Posted last night on the Wall Street Journal website is:

Author Runs The City By Nell Alk Not everyone celebrates a new book with a run around the periphery of Manhattan. But for Scott Jurek, author of "Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness," it was a fitting way to kick off the launch.

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By: FranceneStarr

FranceneStarr — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:12:30 +0000

@Conrad--will look…thanks

By: Conrad

Conrad — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:56:48 +0000

That’s cool. Thanks for posting. I would never have heard of it but I am interested. I think ultra marathoning is crazy and too hard on the body but to each their own. I also find that a lot of the long distance material, be it written or in documentaries, is often an ego trip for the person so I think it’s funny you mention that.

I am vegan so it’s cool to hear about extreme athletes kicking it vegan. There is so much false information about vegan nutrition that cases like Scott’s story hold a lot of meaning when trying to explain it to others.

@FranceneStarr: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s podcast on iTunes or CompassionateCooks.com is what finally turned me from a vegetarian of 10 years to vegan and now I feel so good and my biometrics like cholesterol and body weight have gotten back to being in the normal/good that I wish I would have turned years ago. She can be blunt at times but the podcast is worth a look.

By: FranceneStarr

FranceneStarr — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:46:33 +0000

This sounds good — I am NOT a runner by any means — but “almost” a vegetarian --and veganism interests me, as long as the person talking about it is not preachy.