A New York Times bestseller for 14 weeks in 1978, Running & Being became known as the philosophical bible for runners around the world. More than thirty years after its initial publication, it remains every bit as relevant today.
Written by the late, beloved Dr. George Sheehan, Running & Being tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal growth. But Running & Being focuses more on life than it does, specifically, on running. It provides an outline for a lifetime program of fitness and joy, showing how the body helps determine our mental and spiritual energies.
Drawing from the words and actions of the great athletes and thinkers throughout history, Dr. Sheehan ties it all together with his own philosophy on the importance of fitness and sport, as well as his knowledge of training, injury prevention, and race competition. Above all, he describes what it means to experience the oneness of body and mind, of self and the universe. In this, he argues, we have the power to discover "the truth that makes men free."
ISBN-13: 9781623362539
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
Publication Date: 04-01-2014
Pages: 272
Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)
Dr. George Sheehan was a legend of running and running literature. The bestselling author of eight books on the benefits of exercise and the former medical editor of Runner's World, he died in 1993.
Table of Contents
Foreword Andrew Sheehan vii
Introduction Kenny Moore xi
Prologue 1
Living 4
Discovering 13
Understanding 24
Beginning 39
Becoming 51
Playing 60
Learning 74
Excelling 91
Running 110
Training 123
Healing 139
Racing 154
Winning 170
Losing 183
Suffering 196
Meditating 217
Growing 229
Seeing 244
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