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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

Autor Scott Jurek Cu Jenny Jurek
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 apr 2019

Pentru pasionații de anduranță și iubitorii de natură care caută să înțeleagă ce se află dincolo de pragul epuizării, volumul North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail oferă o perspectivă onestă asupra unei performanțe umane aproape incredibile. Descoperim aici nu doar cronica unui record mondial, ci și povestea unei crize de identitate rezolvată prin efort brut. Scott Jurek, o legendă a ultramaratonului, ne invită să parcurgem alături de el cele 2.200 de mile ale Appalachian Trail, un traseu montan care testează reziliența în cele mai dure forme ale sale.

Suntem de părere că stilul narativ al lui Scott Jurek reușește să transmită tensiunea fiecărei mile, de la cele 50 de mile alergate zilnic timp de 47 de zile, până la luptele interioare provocate de lipsa somnului și presiunea constantă a timpului. Spre deosebire de volumul său anterior, Eat and Run, unde accentul era pus pe stilul de viață vegan și tehnicile de antrenament care l-au consacrat, North explorează vulnerabilitatea. Dacă în prima carte vedeam ascensiunea unui campion, aici asistăm la lupta unui veteran care își caută motivația într-un moment de răscruce al carierei.

Complementar lui Run or Die de Kilian Jornet Burgada, unde accentul cade pe filosofia pură a alergării montane și pe viteza specifică skyrunning-ului, North se concentrează pe anduranța psihologică necesară pentru a supraviețui unei călătorii de lungă durată. Jurek nu ne oferă doar o listă de realizări, ci o explorare a modului în care mintea poate forța corpul să continue atunci când acesta refuză să mai facă un pas. Este o lectură despre transformare, despre sprijinul oferit de familie în momente critice și despre regăsirea de sine în sălbăticie.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780316433808
ISBN-10: 0316433802
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little, Brown Spark

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte se adresează celor care caută motivație pentru a-și depăși propriile limite, fie că sunt alergători experimentați sau persoane aflate în fața unor provocări majore de viață. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă valoroasă asupra rezilienței psihice și a puterii de adaptare. Este o dovadă concretă că, prin disciplină și suportul celor dragi, imposibilul devine realizabil, oferind o lecție de anduranță aplicabilă mult dincolo de potecile montane.


Despre autor

Scott Jurek este o figură emblematică în lumea sportului de anduranță, fiind desemnat de mai multe ori cel mai bun alergător de ultramaraton din generația sa. Palmaresul său include victorii legendare, precum cele șapte succese consecutive în cursa Western States Endurance Run de 100 de mile. Cunoscut pentru stilul său de viață bazat pe plante și pentru prezența sa în bestsellerul Born to Run, Jurek a demonstrat că dieta și etica muncii pot redefini performanța atletică la nivel global. Prin scrierile sale, el continuă să inspire milioane de oameni să adopte un stil de viață activ și conștient.


Descriere scurtă

From the author of the bestsellerEat and Run, a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.

Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable endurance and speed, accomplished on a vegan diet, he's finished first in nearly all of ultrarunning's elite events over the course of his career. But after two decades of racing, training, speaking, and touring, Jurek felt an urgent need to discover something new about himself. He embarked on a wholly unique challenge, one that would force him to grow as a person and as an athlete: breaking the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.Northis the story of the 2,189-mile journey that nearly shattered him.

When he set out in the spring of 2015, Jurek anticipated punishing terrain, forbidding weather, and inevitable injuries. He would have to run nearly 50 miles a day,everyday, for almost seven weeks. He knew he would be pushing himself to the limit, that comfort and rest would be in short supply -- but he couldn't have imagined the physical and emotional toll the trip would exact, nor the rewards it would offer.

With his wife, Jenny, friends, and the kindness of strangers supporting him, Jurek ran, hiked, and stumbled his way north, one white blaze at a time. A stunning narrative of perseverance and personal transformation,Northis a portrait of a man stripped bare on the most demanding and transcendent effort of his life. It will inspire runners and non-runners alike to keep striving for their personal best.

Notă biografică

Scott Jurek, one of the greatest runners of all time, has claimed multiple victories in the historic 153-mile Spartathlon, the Hardrock Hundred, the Badwater 135-Mile Ultramarathon, and the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, which he won a record seven straight times, among many others. He has been named aNational GeographicAdventurer of the Year and one of Sports Illustrated's Fittest 50. TheNew York Timesbestselling author ofEat and Runand a main character in the bookBorn to Run, Jurek has been featured in theNew York Times, CNN,USA Today,Wall Street Journal,TIME, andESPN Magazine. A passionate vegan, he lives in the mountains of Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Jenny, and daughter, Raven.


Recenzii

"Pure suspense, adventure, and inspiration. When Scott Jurek went into the woods to create his masterpiece, no one knew if he would make it back out again. He was America's greatest ultra athlete, a runner whose brains and singular intensity led him to years of extraordinary victories. But this time, Jurek was pushing himself into realms more dangerous than Death Valley, more treacherous than Mexican canyons, and only slightly less crazy than the time he chased after a wild bear. His story of plunging into the wilderness in pursuit of a dream is both heartwrenching and spellbinding."—Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run and Natural Born Heroes
"Scott Jurek's record-setting journey on the Appalachian Trail was the most punishing, most demanding, most grueling feat I've ever personally witnessed. By mile 2,000, he was a hollowed-out, broken-down carapace of a person. And unless he found something, some way not just to keep going but to speed up, he was going to miss the record. Over those final 200 miles, I watched him dig deeper than I thought humanly possible: he not only claimed the fastest known time, but - most impressively - never failed to greet a fellow blaze-hiker with a smile and a cheery, 'How far ya' going?' Now, reading his immersive and engaging book, where he asks and pushes himself to find the answers to all of the 'whys,' I almost don't want his suffering to end, just so I can enjoy another chapter."
Aron Ralston, adventurer and author of 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"When Scott first shared with me that the AT would be his next record setting challenge, I was in awe at the stamina it would require and the precision in planning and preparation that it would ultimately entail. Scott, and Jenny, are both living proof that what you dream you can also make manifest. Read this book and redefine your own personal limits."
Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & CEO Every Mother Counts
"What sucks you in is the fact that the Jureks' daily struggles matter. Their candid sharing of each day's minutia places you on the trail alongside them."—American Trail Running Association


"Northchronicles the highs and lows of an epic journey, both inward and outward."—New York Post

"Northwill cement Jurek's position and reputation. It is a heartfelt, honest, exciting account of an inner, metaphorical journey."—The Daily Camera

"Like his first book,Eat and Run, Jurek's journey is nothing less than inspirational."

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2,200 miles. 47 days. One remarkable journey. In July 2015, ultramarathon legend Scott Jurek smashed the world record for running the Appalachian Trail, the sprawling mountain path that runs nearly the entire length of the United States. For nearly seven weeks straight, Jurek battled the elements to run, hike and stumble 50 miles every single day. A tale of mind-boggling physical exertion, pressure and endurance, North reveals the extraordinary lengths to which we can push our bodies and our minds. Instant New York Times Bestseller _____________ 'Pure suspense, adventure, and inspiration . . . His story of plunging into the wilderness in pursuit of a dream is both heartwrenching and spellbinding.' Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run 'Probably America's greatest ever ultrarunner.' Guardian 'Scott Jurek's record-setting journey on the Appalachian Trail was the most punishing, most demanding, most gruelling feat I've ever personally witnessed . . . An immersive and engaging book.' Aron Ralston, author of 127 Hours 'I'm a huge fan . . . North is tremendous.' Vassos Alexander, BBC Radio 2 'Undoubtedly the greatest ultrarunner of his generation.' Independent