61 Quotes by Scott Jurek

Train where your fitness is NOW, not where you want to be.

We move forward, but we must stay in the present.

Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn’t sure he can accomplish.

We all lose sometimes. We fail to get what we want. Friends and loved ones leave. We make a decision we regret. We try our hardest and come up short. It’s not the losing that defines us. It’s how we lose. It’s what we do afterward.

As powerful as our legs are, as magnificent as our lungs and arms and muscles are, nothing matters more than the mind.

Overcoming the difficulties of an ultramarathon reminds me that I can overcome the difficulties of life.

It’s a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can’t run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.

What we eat is a matter of life and death.

You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn’t that big a deal.