“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
“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
“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
“A recent study in the American Journal of Epidemiology followed 123,216 subjects over fourteen years and found that men who spent more… — 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
“But you can be transformed. Not overnight, but over time. Life is not a race.” — 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
“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
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
Fear is what makes you come alive, the lure of the unknown - can I do this? - thats where the growth… — 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