Scott Jurek’s book, Eat + Run (New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012) was a very pleasant surprise. While Scott has long been an inspiration to me, not just finishing but succeeding ultra-endurance feats, he has done so as a vegan, which allayed any fears I might have had about becoming a vegan. The book is truthful, funny, inspirational—it even includes recipes!
We, in fact, tried the rice milk recipe from the book. Very simple: 1 cup brown rice, 4 cups water, 1 TBSP oil, pinch of salt, place in blender and blend for 2-3 minutes. Super easy, but, unfortunately, none of us liked it. Oh well. 🙂
Scott grew up as a hunter and woodsman, and definitely without a lot of extra money. He never considered himself an athlete growing up, but became a strong cross country skier and, to build endurance, started running. Over the years, he became attracted to veganism, but resisted, initially because he thought he needed animal protein to succeed, but becoming more sure it was the right path for him as his successes in ultrarunning mounted.
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From ScottJurek.com |
This is a well-written, inspiring, and enjoyable book—I’d recommend it to anyone who has an interest in ultrarunning, veganism, or both.
(Disclaimer: I was sent this book for free to review on my blog, courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I did not pay for the item, receive payment for this review, or agree to give a positive review. Aside from information gleaned from the company website, the opinions are my own.)
That's a great quote.
I'm reading this now and really enjoying it.
I can't believe out of all the tasty-looking recipes in the book, you tried the rice milk first! 🙂
Nice write up Kovas! I don't plan and going vegan anytime soon, but it's nice to know people can succeed in endurance sports without meat.