Scott Jurek: Eat and Run

I’ll be in Sioux Falls this weekend for the South Dakota Festival of Books.  Catch me for EAT & RUN book signings, a fun run and presentation.  Looking forward to being back in the Mount Rushmore State!

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Friday, 9/28, 3:00-4:00 PM: Book Signing, Holiday Inn City Center–Atrium

Saturday, 9/29, 8:00-9:00 AM: Fun Run, Runners Block 

Saturday, 9/29, 12:00-12:45 PM: Presentation-Eat and Run w/ Scott Jurek, Orpheum Theater

Saturday, 9/29, 1:00-2:00 PM: Book Signing, Holiday Inn City Center-Atrium

EAT and RUN debuts at #7 on The New York Times Hardcover NonFiction Bestseller List

In the first week of publication Eat & Run hit #7 on the The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction List.  It was also #10 on the Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction List.

The New York Times Sunday Book Review column, Inside the List by Parul Sehgal says:

“THE RUNNER: From wicked women to very virtuous men. Scott Jurek makes his debut on the hardcover nonfiction list this week — his book “Eat and Run,” written with Steve Friedman, comes in at No. 7 — but he’s been prominently featured in two best sellers: Timothy Ferriss’s “4-Hour Body,” which spent 41 weeks on the hardcover advice list, and “Born to Run,” by Christopher McDougall, which is entering its 63rd week on the paperback nonfiction list. Jurek’s memoir about going from “a shy kid with high blood pressure” to an “ultramarathoner” — an elite athlete who competes in foot races longer than 26.2 miles — is interspersed with recipes and running tips. Joan Rivers wouldn’t approve, but Jurek argues that his plant-based diet accounts for his astonishing records: he has won the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run seven straight times, and he recently set a new American record for running the most miles in 24 hours (165.7). PaceGillian Flynn, but that’s scary.”

A morning run in Central Park with Brooks Running teammate and London bound rockstar Desi Davila, what a great way to start National Running Day!  

Next stop is Boston tonight!

Join Christopher McDougall and I on the Harvard campus (Mac steps) at 4:30 pm for a Fun Run, and at the Brattle Theater at 6:00 pm for a presentation and book signing.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Leonard Lopate today at the WNYC studio this afternoon.  Although not a runner himself, he did ask some great questions!  You can listen to the broadcast here:  

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2012/jun/04/ultramarathoner-scott-jurek-eating-and-running/

In Publishers Weekly, Amazon’s Senior Editor, Chris Schelup, says “Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek’s newly released Eat & Run, with Steve Friedman, could be the next Born To Run.”  

Amazon also features Eat & Run in their Top 10 Editors’ Picks “Best Books of the the Month.”

Publisher’s Weekly listed Eat & Run in their “What’s Hot?” for this summer.