Produced by:
KBOO
Program::
Air date:
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 11:00am to 11:30am
interview with Scott Jurek -- vegan and ultra-marathoner
EAT & RUN: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness is Scott Jurek's 1st book.
Jurek has been competing in ultramarathons (races longer than a marathon, 26.2 miles) since 1994, and in 2010, set the U.S. record for greatest distance in 24 hours: 165.7 miles.
During his first book tour in June, Scott Jurek stopped by KBOO to talk with Mel Reslor on his transition from omnivore to 100% vegan, training and preparing for ultramarathons, and what kind of person would enter a 100-mile race...