Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

I wanted to read/ listen to this after learning about Scott Jurek in "Born to Run".

The title slightly put me off, as I was worried that it would be very preachy about the vegan lifestyle, but it isn't.

The story is fascinating and inspiring and every so often he throws in some great running tips.

Definitely worth a read/ listen.

A good book can be turned into a VERY good book by a VERY good narrator. This guy does the job really well.

I listened from beginning to end. Brilliant book!

I really enjoyed this book. It's great to hear what an ultra marathon runner must endure to become one of the top runners in the world. It's very inspirational and will get you out running (maybe not 135mile ultras) a big part of Scott's life is his vegan diet which he does talk about a lot but to be fair it's not too preachy as sometimes people can be over lifestyle changes. It a good book written well with good humour.

Scott is pretty amazing for an ordinary guy. But he is mad and crazy. I yearn to run more and follow a vegan lifestyle but it's too hard for me to maintain with a whole normal life to lead. Well told and inspiring - thank you Scott!

Very self centred book.
Not what I expected from the description on Audible website.
At times quite laboured and flatter than I anticipated.

Good story but the narrator is a bit harsh in his tone which can make it seem more dramatic than need be.

Don't really know why I got this...in the words of the book's mantra 'sometimes you just do things'. On the one hand this book is extremely ego-driven and some may find this too much. On the other hand, this book managed to keep me completely rivetted for the duration. If ever you need to understand what 'endurance' means then look no further, this book totally defines the word. The reading is exceptional...and to be honest I was just a tad upset when I later found out that it wasn't Scott himself. I'm not a runner and I'm not a vegan....having listened to this I feel compelled to at least seriously consider both. Intelligent, inspiring and honest...although just that little bit too long.

Like others, I came to this book via Born to Run. The change in style was pretty abrupt. Jurek's story is about grit and endurance from the "wrong side of the tracks" start. I don't know whether he himself has a light touch, but the narrator certainly doesn't. He reads in a hard, downbeat, dour way that's distinctive and maybe even appropriate, but not enjoyable.



Still, it's a story well worth hearing - just way less enjoyable than the ebullient Born to Run.

I really enjoyed listening to this while running. It's much more of an autobiography than I though from the title. There is, of course, quite a bit of info about Jurek's own eating (and running) but its not a tub-thumping "my way or the highway" tome.



Enjoyable, honest, open and fun.

Interesting stuff about surely one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time. The guy reading it gave a good account of himself and I was disappointed when it finished, the mark of a good story for me. Doesn't ram the vegan thing down your throat, but gives you food for thought - quite literally.