Running & Being：The Total Experience

ANewYorkTimesbestsellerfor14weeksin1978,RunningandBeingbecameknownasthephilosophicalbibleforrunnersaroundtheworld.Morethanthirtyyearsafteritsinitialpublication,itremainseverybitasrelevanttoday.Writtenbythelate,belovedDr.GeorgeSheehan,RunningandBeingtellsoftheauthor'smidlifereturntotheworldofexercise,playandcompetition,inwhichhefoundaworldbeyondsweatthatprovedtobeasourceofgreatrevelationandpersonalgrowth.ButRunningandBeingfocusesmoreonlifethanitdoes,specifically,onrunning.Itprovidesanoutlineforalifetimeprogramoffitnessandjoy,showinghowthebodyhelpsdetermineourmentalandspiritualenergies.Drawingfromthewordsandactionsofthegreatathletesandthinkersthroughouthistory,Sheehantiesitalltogetherwithhisownphilosophyontheimportanceoffitnessandsport,aswellashisknowledgeoftraining,injuryprevention,andracecompetition.Aboveall,Sheehandescribeswhatitmeanstoexperiencetheonenessofbodyandmind,ofselfandtheuniverse.Inthis,Sheehanargues,wehavethepowertodiscoverthetruththatmakesmenfree.