#37 | Jenny & Scott Jurek on the Appalachian Trail Speed Record, Parenting, and What's Next
Backpacker Radio
Zach Davis
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2019
⏱️ 148 minutes
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Summary
In 2015, Scott Jurek was the most talked about person on the Appalachian Trail, even the trail community at large. As soon as the legendary ultrarunner announced that he was bringing his talents to Appalachia, a flurry of fanfare and press followed suit. Though his record has been broken a pair of times since, the swell of attention has yet to be matched. Today Jabba and Badger sit down with Scott Jurek and his wife and head crew member, Jenny Jurek, to learn about this FKT, what the undertaking was like from each of their perspectives, how it's prepared them for parenthood, their new book "North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail", and much more. We also get an introduction to our newest Thru-Hiker of the Week, "Sochi", who's attempting to become the first amputee to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail.
Subjects discussed in the episode include:
Subjects discussed in today's interview:
- Book giveaway
- Use code "TREK15" at GossamerGear.com to save 15%
- Sawyer's International Website
- Sawyer Squeeze vs. Sawyer Micro Squeeze
- Check out Scott and Jenny's new book, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
- What it's like to run a 24 hour race
- Jabba drones on about Pennsylvania
- How he hiked through a torn quadriceps
- What is was like thru-hiking with so much fanfare
- Was Jenny caught off guard by the smell of thru-hikers?
- Hiking through Vermont in a high rain year (Vermud!)
- Scott's Advice to future FKT attempters
- Dealing with weight loss
- Physical and mental toll of his journey
- Life since his FKT
- The World is Our Classroom by Cindy Ross
- Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by Scott Jurek
- Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
- Thru-Hiker of the Week
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| 0:00.0 | In 2015 Scott Jurek was the most talked about person on the Appalachian Trail, |
| 0:09.0 | probably even the hiking community at large. |
| 0:12.0 | As soon as the legendary ultra-runner announced that he in the hiking community at large. |
| 0:12.7 | As soon as the legendary ultra-runner announced that he was taking his talents to Appalachia, |
| 0:17.2 | a flurry of fanfare and press followed suit. |
| 0:20.5 | Though his record has been broken a pair of time since, the swell of attention has yet to be matched. |
| 0:26.0 | Today, Jabba and I sit down with Scott Jurek and his wife and head crew member, Jenny Jurek, |
| 0:31.3 | to learn all about his FKT what the undertaking was like from each of their |
| 0:35.3 | perspectives how it's prepared them for parenthood their new book North finding my |
| 0:40.1 | way while running the Appalachian Trail and much more. We also get an introduction to our newest |
| 0:45.2 | Thruiker of the week, Sochi, who's attempting to become the first amputee to through hike |
| 0:50.2 | the Pacific Press Trail. Lastly, if you're the sort of person that likes free stuff, pay attention. |
| 0:55.0 | We're giving away two copies of North, signed by both Scott and Jenny. |
| 1:00.0 | To enter, head to the Instagram post on our account at Back Packer Radio that introduces this |
| 1:05.8 | podcast and leave a comment letting us know why you want to read the book. |
| 1:10.2 | But first, if you've listened to Back Packer Radio, you know that both Chaunts and I are big fans of gossamer gear, |
| 1:16.1 | manufacturers of lightweight backpacking gear and accessories. |
| 1:19.8 | Their packs carry comfortably, their roomy shelters protect in harsh weather conditions, and the treking poles are some of the lightest on the planet. |
| 1:27.5 | Gossmogear is changing the perception of delicate ultralight gear. |
| 1:31.5 | Chaunts and I are both users of Gossm Gear's packs and |
| 1:34.9 | shelters. I use the Gorilla, their 40 liter pack on the PCT a couple years ago and |
| 1:39.8 | we'll be using their updated model on some shorter hikes this year. |
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