My running idol did it!
I have two running idols and they are +Shalane Flanagan and @scottjurek. One reason why I love both of them, they both run fearless. They love running too. Today, Scott Jurek broke the Appalachian Trail running record by more than 3 hours. It took him 46 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes. WOW! Scott is an amazing athlete and incredible person. I read somewhere that this was going to be his last competitive race before trying to have children. I love so many things about Scott. A ton of lessons to be had with his race accomplishment. #1- handling adversity and pushing through challenges. This run was just short of 2,200 miles and was incredibly difficult. He ran injured through most of the race, as he tweaked his knee at mile 205. He averaged over 50 miles a day.
This week, I pushed myself and ran 45 for the entire week. Just to give you some context. :)
I first learned of Scott Jurek, while reading the awesome book "Born to Run" by https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMcDougallAuthor. I highly recommend this book, more on that in later posts. You can tell by everything you read, that Scott Jurek loves running. He cheers others on, stays late at races to cheer people and has an incredible spirit. Today, I say congratulations. This is an amazing accomplishment and you truly inspire me. You make me a better runner. By the way, Scott's book "Eat and Run" is phenomenal! Learn more here: http://scottjurek.com/eatandrun/
As I push toward my next goal of the Quad City Marathon, I will use your accomplishments to help me be a better runner.
Read the runner's world article about this awesome feat (I pulled some of the statistics from this article):
http://www.runnersworld.com/trail-racing/scott-jurek-breaks-appalachian-trail-thru-hike-record
Image source:
http://thefearlessmind.com/the-fearless-mind-of-a-ultra-running-champion/
Find Shalane Flanagan and Scott Jurek at:
https://www.facebook.com/ScottJurek
www.scottjurek.com
https://twitter.com/scottjurek
His awesome book:
http://scottjurek.com/eatandrun/
http://blog.scottjurek.com
https://twitter.com/shalaneflanagan
www.shalaneflanagan.com
https://www.facebook.com/ShalaneFlanagan
Her new cookbook here:
http://www.runfasteatslow.com
This week, I pushed myself and ran 45 for the entire week. Just to give you some context. :)
I first learned of Scott Jurek, while reading the awesome book "Born to Run" by https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMcDougallAuthor. I highly recommend this book, more on that in later posts. You can tell by everything you read, that Scott Jurek loves running. He cheers others on, stays late at races to cheer people and has an incredible spirit. Today, I say congratulations. This is an amazing accomplishment and you truly inspire me. You make me a better runner. By the way, Scott's book "Eat and Run" is phenomenal! Learn more here: http://scottjurek.com/eatandrun/
As I push toward my next goal of the Quad City Marathon, I will use your accomplishments to help me be a better runner.
Read the runner's world article about this awesome feat (I pulled some of the statistics from this article):
http://www.runnersworld.com/trail-racing/scott-jurek-breaks-appalachian-trail-thru-hike-record
Image source:
http://thefearlessmind.com/the-fearless-mind-of-a-ultra-running-champion/
Find Shalane Flanagan and Scott Jurek at:
https://www.facebook.com/ScottJurek
www.scottjurek.com
https://twitter.com/scottjurek
His awesome book:
http://scottjurek.com/eatandrun/
http://blog.scottjurek.com
https://twitter.com/shalaneflanagan
www.shalaneflanagan.com
https://www.facebook.com/ShalaneFlanagan
Her new cookbook here:
http://www.runfasteatslow.com
