North
by Scott Jurek with Jenny Jurek
Jurek's Appalachian Trail speed record attempt, told by him and his wife: injury, doubt, and a marriage under strain. Honest and human.
Read it if…
you want endurance with a relationship at its center.
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Skip it if…
you want Jurek's training ideas; see Eat and Run.
Try instead: Deep Survival →
Three things you will actually use
- Crew matters as much as runner.
- Doubt arrives at the halfway point.
- Finish ugly if you must.
Do this first
Read the chapters where the record seems lost.
Our verdict
2,189 miles, together.
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