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  • We can live as we were meant to live - simply, joyously, of and on the earth. We can live with all our effort and with pure happiness.

    Effort   Earth   Vegan  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.225, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Rational assessments too often led to rational surrenders.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.182, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • We strive toward a goal, and whether we achieve it or not is important, but it's not what's most important. What matters is how we move toward that goal.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.227, A&C Black
  • But the longer and further I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind- a place where worries that seemed monumental melted away, where the beauty and timelessness of the universe, of the present moment, came into sharp focus.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.181, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Overcoming the difficulties of an ultramarathon reminds me that I can overcome the difficulties of life

  • Fear is what makes you come alive, the lure of the unknown - can I do this? - thats where the growth comes from, the pain. I dont remember the running effortlessly; I remember the hard times; adversity breathes transformation.

  • What we eat is a matter of life and death.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.57, A&C Black
  • Most of all, the ultra distance leaves you alone with your thoughts to an excruciating extent. Whatever song you have in your head had better be a good one. Whatever story you are telling yourself had better be a story about going on. There is no room for negativity. The reason most people quit has nothing to do with their body.

    Song   Distance   People  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.136, A&C Black
  • We move forward, but we must stay in the present.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.184, A&C Black
  • Train at your current fitness level, or slightly above — not where you want to be.

    Levels   Want   Currents  
  • Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.100, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • It's a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.

    Running   Simple   Energy  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.5, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • As powerful as our legs are, as magnificent as our lungs and arms and muscles are, nothing matters more than the mind.

    Powerful   Mind   Legs  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.160, A&C Black
  • Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish. It can be running a mile, or a 10K race, or 100 miles. It can be changing a career, losing 5 pounds, or telling someone you love her (or him).

    Running   Race   Careers  
    "Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness". Book by Scott Jurek, 2012.
  • We all lose sometimes. We fail to get what we want. Friends and loved ones leave. We make a decision we regret. We try our hardest and come up short. It's not the losing that defines us. It's how we lose. It's what we do afterward.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.221, A&C Black
  • Humans aren't built to sit all day. Nor are we built for the kinds of repetitive, small movements that so much of today's specialized work demands. Our bodies crave big, varied movements that originate at the core of our body.

    Movement   Body   Demand  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.150, A&C Black
  • Train where your fitness is NOW, not where you want to be.

    Want   Train  
  • Only the most saintly and delusional among us welcomes all pain as challenge, perceives all loss as harsh blessing.

    Pain   Loss   Blessing  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.4, A&C Black
  • You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal.

    Hurt   Endurance   Bigs  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.185, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Sometimes the road to wellness isnt a well-marked expressway.

  • You could carry your burdens lightly or with great effort. You could worry about tomorrow or not. You could imagine horrible fates or garland-filled tomorrows. None of it mattered as long as you moved, as long as you did something. Asking why was fine, but it wasn't action. Nothing brought the rewards of moving, of running. Sometimes you just do things.

    Running   Moving   Fate  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.94, A&C Black
  • For me, it's about optimizing health. It's about lifestyle and longevity. Then you think about what vegetarian diets can do for the mass population, in terms of lower consumption of resources. When you look at the numbers, it's pretty staggering.

  • For me, challenging myself with this type of endeavor [ultramarathons] brings the best out in me because even at the darkest, deepest moments when I feel like I can't go on, when I feel like there's no chance I could break the record or much less finish the trail, somehow I find that strength inside of me.

    Source: www.npr.org
  • Injuries are our best teachers.

    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.181, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • The point was living with grace, decency, and attention to the world, and breaking free of the artificial constructs in your own life.

    Grace   Attention   World  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.105, A&C Black
  • Nature's arena has a way of humbling and energizing us.

    Way   Arena   Energizing  
    Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.219, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • The reward of running — of anything — lies within us … We focus on something external to motivate us, but we need to remember that it’s the process of reaching for that prize — not the prize itself — that can bring us peace and joy.

    Running   Lying   Focus  
    FaceBook post by Scott Jurek from Sep 07, 2012
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