Scott Jurek is an American ultramarathon runner, author, and public speaker. Jurek won the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run every year from 1999 to 2005, along with the Badwater Ultramarathon and the Spartathlon, and took silver at the 24-Hour World Championships in 2010. The memoir Eat and Run traces the path from a Minnesota childhood to elite racing and a shift to a plant-based diet, and North is a memoir with a travel slant. Jurek has followed a vegan diet since 1999.
