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I'm very proud to have been selected as the men's team captain for this years World XC team.  This is a very experienced senior men's team, so it was really an honor to be appointed by my peers.  This is my third USA Cross Country team, and this one is looking to be the most interesting.  After 4 days of near perfect weather, rain, wind, and cold conditions made their way to Bydgoszcz today.  The course is now incredibly muddy.  There is also a significant sideslant, two large logs to clear, and a few sharp turns on eac...

I am excited to have discovered this new Brooks page! I'm not sure if my old blog and videos from the regular flotrack.org site transfer over here yet- so I'm re-posting some stuff: video links from my "Brooks shoebox series" http://www.flotrack.org/videos/play/319049-brooks-shoebox-table http://www.flotrack.org/videos/play/203682 http://www.flotrack.org/videos/play/217563-brooks-shoebox-origami Green Silence video:  http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234517/319002-the-brooks-green-silence Blog #1: "Brooks and their commitm...

This is my first blog post, so bare with me.  I would like to start by saying how excited I am to be running for Brooks.  They have given me an opportunity to continue running after my collegiate career ended this fall at Oklahoma State, and I am very thankful for that.  Brooks was with OSU when I got there 5 and a half years ago, and it’s great to be back with them.     Since the USA Cross Country Championships, I have been training in Prague, Czech Republic.  My wife is from the Czech Republic an...

Nearly two weeks has passed since the World Ironman Championships in Kona, the photos have been taken, the blood sweat and tears have been spilt, the stories have been told, and my toe nails have finally fallen off – and I am still pinching myself. I still have a hard time believing that I was crowned World Champion once, and so it is incredibly difficult for me to actually come to terms with the fact that I have won for a third year in a row. I look back to how my life has changed over the past 2 or 3 years, and I truly cannot believe t...

Less than eight hours before the gun goes off in Chamomix, France for the 2009 Ultra Trail Tour du Mont Blanc! I am ready to rip and roar on this 166 km course that I have come up short the past two years. Third time is a charm! Here are the details for following the race: My crew will do their best to post updates on Twitter when possible. Follow me on Twitter: @scottjurek Live UTMB webcast: UTMB home page Click on UK flag for website in English. Follow link to the LIVE coverage. The Live Webcast will probably only be in French, but you shoul...

  Brooks held its first annual I.D. (Inspire Daily) Run Camp from June 18-21, 2009. Sixty-five Brooks I.D. members made the trip to Seattle for four days of running, fun, Brooks footwear and gear previews, and much much more. First stop: a tour of Brooks HQ in Bothell, followed by three intensive days at Crystal Mountain, near Mt. Rainier. For recaps of the event, check out the blog postings of I.D. Member Jean Pommier, popular run blogger Frayed Laces, and Steve DeKoker, who runs the I.D. Program at Brooks. Jean Pommier Jean, a transplan...