Running & Being

A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller for 14 weeks in 1978 <i>Running & Being</i> 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. <p/>Written by the late beloved Dr. George Sheehan <i>Running & Being </i>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 <i>Running & Being </i>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. <p/>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.