His memoir doesn't apply to just athletes it encourages readers to stop and truly contemplate the direction of their own journeys. His thoughts, writing process, and runs take readers on a journey of self discovery, a journey toward true North. As the initial thrill wears off and the rewards start coming less frequently, what's the point? In the midst of the mental trials he faced, he found himself facing another question. Six days after embarking on his journey, Jurek acquired significant injuries to his right knee and left thigh. He embarked on his journey in an attempt to answer the question, "So, what's next?" What happens when we reach the end of an era? Where do we find our meaning? A saying goes that athletes die twice, the first time after retirement. Many athletes struggle with finding their identities once they retire from their sport. Jurek promised himself that he would retire from running competitively by 40, yet he couldn’t bring himself to quit. The Jureks portray what becomes possible when you work to make a dream into a manifestation. In North, out last spring in paperback from Little, Brown Spark, Jurek and his wife, Jenny Jurek, describe the resilience and exhaustion on their plunge into the wilderness, and readers hitch a hike for the mucky ride. Or, in more comprehensible terms, 84 back-to-back marathons. That's an average of about 50 miles a day. Scott Jurek ran 2,189 miles in just 46 days in 2015, and set a record for the Fastest Known Time attempt for the Appalachian Trail.
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