Running & Being: The Total Experience by Dr. George Sheehan

quotThe book that got the world runningquotAnbspNew York Timesnbspbestseller for 14 weeks in 1978nbspRunning amp Beingnbspbecame known as the philosophical bible for runners around the world More than thirty years after its initial publication it remains every bit as relevant todayWritten by the late beloved Dr George SheehannbspRunning amp Beingnbsptells of the author39s midlife return to the world of exercise play and competition in which he found quota world beyond sweatquot that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal growth ButnbspRunning amp Beingnbspfocuses 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 energiesDrawing 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 quotthe truth that makes men freequot