Overview
A New York Times bestseller for 14 weeks in 1978, Running and 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 and 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 and 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, 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, Sheehan describes what it means to experience the oneness of body and mind, of self and the universe. In this, Sheehan argues, we have the power to discover “the truth that makes men free.”
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
If George Sheehan was born to be a runner, he didn't know it at first. A former college track star, he was forty-five before he resumed his daily romps, which at the beginning consisted of nothing more than leisurely loops around his backyard. Within five years though, he was setting mile records for his age and by 1975, he was writing books about his favorite outdoor activity. His 1978 Running & Being became a (pardon the pun) runaway bestseller, outlasting its year of publication and, alas, its author. This 35th anniversary edition introduces this authentic classic to a whole new generation of readers.
From the Publisher
"Dr. George Sheehan is perhaps our most important philosopher of sport."—Sports Illustrated, 1978