Scott Jurek Pre-2010 UTMB Interview
August 27, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 6 Comments
We caught up with Scott Jurek, US 24-hour record holder and 7-time Western States 100 champion, the evening before the 2010 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. Scott will be running UTMB for the fourth straight year, so he offers a perspective that few other Americans can regarding the race. (Notable exception: Topher Gaylord, president of Mountain Hardwear/Montrail, who has started all of the previous seven UTMBs). Jurek talks about his three previous races, lessons learned from those disappointing performances, training with Anton Krupicka in Boulder, using poles during UTMB, and the atmosphere at the race. Scott also calls UTMB “the premier 100 mile race in the world” and suggests that more American should come over for the race.
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Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded five years ago. Also the author of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, he's quickly approaching 10 years as an ultrarunner and 20 years as a trail runner. These days he calls Park City, Utah and its trails home.
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I can’t believe you messed up where his record was, man! Good luck twitting, we’ll be watching!
Really? I can! I’m not getting much sleep over here. Doing the best I can.
Was great thanks!
GO Scott!
Nice interview with Scott! I think the video interviews add a lot to your race coverage. We can get a feel for a runner that you can’t get in a printed interview. Thank you!
Thanks Bryon. Love the interviews, keep up the great work.