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unusual facts about Scott Jurek


Scott Jurek

Jurek is the only North American to ever win this race, and he holds the two fastest times on the course behind Yiannis Kouros.


Ferg Hawke

He has placed second in the Badwater Ultramarathon twice (2004, 2005), to Dean Karnazes (2004: 27:30:20; finished second by 8 minutes) and Scott Jurek (2005: 26:33:00; finished second by 1:57).

Jenn Shelton

In 2006, she traveled with Scott Jurek, Christopher McDougall, and several other ultrarunners as the sole female runner to Copper Canyon in the remote southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in Mexico to run with the Tarahumara, for McDougall's book Born to Run.


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