“In a sprint, if you don't have perfect form, you're doomed. The ultra distance forgives injury, fatigue, bad form, and illness. A… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“Run until you can’t run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
It's a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“If your mind is dirty you can run 10,000 miles, but where have you gotten? If you go for a 1-mile run… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“Running efficiently demands good technique, and running efficiently for 100 miles demands great technique. But the wonderful paradox of running is that… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish. It can be running a… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“The longer and farther I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind--a place… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“You could carry your burdens lightly or with great effort. You could worry about tomorrow or not. You could imagine horrible fates… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
The reward of running — of anything — lies within us … We focus on something external to motivate us, but we… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“Next time you’re running, count the times your right foot strikes the ground in 20 seconds. Multiply by three and you’ll have… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
But the longer and further I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind-… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“The first great secret to the Tarahumara’s endurance and speed and vigorous health was that running and eating were essential parts of… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“The most devoted complete a 25-mile run every day for a thousand consecutive days. They wear straw sandals and carry a knife… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“quitting, gives you even more time to ponder. But perhaps I wanted time to stop. Maybe I was meant to lie here… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“The most common mistake runners make is overstriding: taking slow, big steps, reaching far forward with the lead foot and landing on… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“I'm convinced that a lot of people run ultramarathons for the same reason they take mood-altering drugs. I don't mean to minimize… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“I’m convinced that a lot of people run ultramarathons for the same reason they take mood-altering drugs. I don’t mean to minimize… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
You could carry your burdens lightly or with great effort. You could worry about tomorrow or not. You could imagine horrible fates… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
For me, challenging myself with this type of endeavor [ultramarathons] brings the best out in me because even at the darkest, deepest… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“FINDING THE TIME If you’re going to run regularly, you’re going to need to carve out part of your day, even if… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“She died on March 22. Those last hours I didn’t stop stroking her hair or telling her, “Don’t worry, I’m here.” I told her… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“When you run on the earth and with the earth, you can run forever. —RARAMURI PROVERB” — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“Running efficiently demands good technique, and running efficiently for 100 miles demands great technique. But the wonderful paradox of running is that getting started… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
Only the most saintly and delusional among us welcomes all pain as challenge, perceives all loss as harsh blessing. — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“Snow. Sun. Sandstone. Sky. He was doing what he liked and knew. It was now. And this now had no pressure, just permission. —James… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“You want to get the promotion at work, or the girl, or the guy, or the personal best in the 5K race, of course.… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“The empty mind is a dominant mind. It can draw other minds into its rhythm, the way a vacuum sucks up dirt or the… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
“Next time you’re running, count the times your right foot strikes the ground in 20 seconds. Multiply by three and you’ll have your stride… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
Overcoming the difficulties of an ultramarathon reminds me that I can overcome the difficulties of life — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Jurek Copy Share Image
![“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…” quote by Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bcc/scott-jurek-9773_break_for-me-challenging-myself-with-this-type_1899458.jpg)
