Eat and Run is a book about Scot Jurek's life, but more about ultramarathon running and eating vegan and natural.  I did not spend too long on the parts about his races, although they are interesting for long distance runners.  Usually, I don't like to read about running, just to do it.  But some of the way he describes being able to deal with the pain of a race, or go 'with' the elements of nature rather than fight them is something that resonated with me.  There are also many truths about running that are echoed from Christopher MacDougal's Born to Run.  My husband loved the whole package; although he usually lingers with a book for a month or so, he devoured this in a few days. 

The "Eat" part of the book focuses Jurek's transition to veganism and on avoiding processed foods, which he learned in part from his mother's wholesome cooking.  A lot of this part of the book echoes Jonathan Safron Foer's Eating Animals.  HOwever, it is Jurek's combination of the 'eating' and 'running' that is unique.  His performance and his arguments compel skeptics to realize that being vegan and being a professional athlete are not mutually exclusive, and even greatly beneficial.  You can also look at Steve Nash's regime, where he claims this style of eating (also gluten free in his case) has allowed him to stay on the basketball court into what the NBA considers 'old age'.


Some websites to check out that include recipes:

http://scottjurek.com/eatandrun/recipes/

http://pcrm.org/kickstartHome/celebrity/jurek/index.cfm

http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/happy_healthy_long_life/2012/06/eat-and-run.html

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/article/one-on-one-with-scott-jurek/