Comments on: Scott Jurek - Spartathlon 2006 Winner - Vegan Athlete http://multidays.com/2006/11/14/scott-jurek-spartathlon-2006-winner-vegan-athlete/ Multiday and ultrarunning news from around the world Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Abichal http://multidays.com/2006/11/14/scott-jurek-spartathlon-2006-winner-vegan-athlete/#comment-5542 Abichal Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:23:09 +0000 http://multidays.com/2006/11/14/scott-jurek-spartathlon-2006-winner-vegan-athlete/#comment-5542 I have never met Scott personally yet I feel that it is difficult to know who deserves what in these mysterious worlds we inhabit. However Scott's performance at Spartathlon last year elevated him above all other perfomances, ever, bar one persons, in this particular event. Again, I have never run this race so I can't actually judge what talent is necessary to produce a result like this but friends of mine who have been able to complete the distance within the time limit, have attested to the seriousness of the nature of this challenge. Scott has offered sufficient evidence of his capacity for experienced ultrarunners to be able to appreciate the significance of his race at Spartathlon and what that means for American ultrarunning, the world ultrarunning community and running as a whole. I have never met Scott personally yet I feel that it is difficult to know who deserves what in these mysterious worlds we inhabit. However Scott’s performance at Spartathlon last year elevated him above all other perfomances, ever, bar one persons, in this particular event.
Again, I have never run this race so I can’t actually judge what talent is necessary to produce a result like this but friends of mine who have been able to complete the distance within the time limit, have attested to the seriousness of the nature of this challenge.

Scott has offered sufficient evidence of his capacity for experienced ultrarunners to be able to appreciate the significance of his race at Spartathlon and what that means for American ultrarunning, the world ultrarunning community and running as a whole.

]]> By: Kelly S. Nichols http://multidays.com/2006/11/14/scott-jurek-spartathlon-2006-winner-vegan-athlete/#comment-5534 Kelly S. Nichols Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:22:07 +0000 http://multidays.com/2006/11/14/scott-jurek-spartathlon-2006-winner-vegan-athlete/#comment-5534 I get very annoyed that Scott Jurek gets press attention for doing trail/ultra's. He did not run in college and he is not a fast or talented runner. The collegiate runners who are fast and talented (mysef included) get no press attention and I don't think that is fair. Yes, he does eat very well and that is a good thing. However, it does not change the fact that he gets more attention then he deserves. I get very annoyed that Scott Jurek gets press attention for doing trail/ultra’s. He did not run in college and he is not a fast or talented runner. The collegiate runners who are fast and talented (mysef included) get no press attention and I don’t think that is fair. Yes, he does eat very well and that is a good thing. However, it does not change the fact that he gets more attention then he deserves.

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