5/19/2023 0 Comments Scott jurek cookbook![]() ![]() “For me, it’s about getting in the main meals, then grazing throughout the day.” He’s on the go a lot, racing and giving talks. In 1994 he placed first in the Minnesota Voyageur other wins soon followed, including his first Western States win in 1999. He began to notice he felt better and his running times were dropping. Over time, Jurek slowly eliminated meat from his diet, eating more beans, rice and whole grains, avocados, fresh fruits, nuts and seeds, flax oil, tempeh and tofu and vegetables, lots and lots of green vegetables like kale and other leafy greens. Leah wore Birkenstocks she was kind of a hippie, and introduced him to the vegetarian lifestyle. Back then, he was eating a lot of hamburgers. He wasn’t the fastest, but he could go far. ![]() Running brought him a focus and a mental freedom. ![]() In high school, Jurek won awards as a cross-country skier, but wasn’t in the top tier. “My experience with my mother, and seeing the amount of chronic disease, made me think about the whole concept of the body healing itself,” Jurek said. It wasn’t an easy life, but his mother’s illness sparked his later interest to become a physical therapist where he questioned the quality of hospital food. Scott helped out around the house, doing chores and caring for his younger siblings and, in the process, learned to be a good cook. ![]()
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