Running & Being: The Total Experience
    by George Sheehan

    1978年版:

    出版商:New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1978.
    ISBN: 0671227130 9780671227135
    描述: 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

    1998年版:

    Running & Being: The Total Experience_George Sheehan

    2013年版:

    Running & Being: The Total Experience_George Sheehan

    2014年版:

    Running & Being: The Total Experience_George Sheehan

    Paperback: 272 pages
    Publisher: Rodale Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 2014)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 1623362539
    ISBN-13: 978-1623362539

    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."

    Review
    "Dr. George Sheehan is perhaps our most important philosopher of sport."--"Sports Illustrated", 1978

    From the Publisher
    By publishing this 20th-anniversary edition of his signature work, the Sheehan family hopes to make George Sheehan's work available to all athletes. We encourage you to read his words, and we hope you find on its pages the inspiration to lead your own athletic journey that might help you become the person you were meant to be. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

    From the Back Cover
    "On stage, George would refer to me as the 'straight man'; he was the 'comic relief.' In reality, I was the 'scientist' and George was the "philosopher.'

    Together we were a dynamic team and Aerobics and Running&Being changed the world. I am delighted to see that this legendary book is being introduced which hopefully will improve the health of millions as it did over two decades ago." Dr. Ken Cooper, Founder and Chairman, Cooper Aerobics Institute.

    "With Running&Being, George set the standard. It remains the philosophical bible for all runners. This should be mandatory reading for any athlete looking for guidance in the game of life." Joe Henderson, Runner's World

    "Running&Being is scripture. It is the holy text held in reverence not only by runners but by all who value the existence which is fully engaged. George Sheehan heeds Socrates' exhortation to examine life deeply. He finds it abundantly rich if we but have the courage to seek it." Walter Bortz II, M.D., Stanford University

    "In Running&Being, Sheehan restores and reminds us of the physical, metal, and spiritual energies we all hold. He allows us to believe that we can all be winners. We can all learn from his lucid analysis of the 'total experience.'" Jeff Galloway, Author, --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

    About the Author
    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.

    读者评论:

    For the Sheehan neophyte, let me say this, this is NOT a book to learn how run better. It IS a book to become a better person. Dr. Sheehan is simply one of us; a runner who happens to write. The beauty of this book is that Sheehan doesn't candy coat his stories. He tells running as it is, as he is. You'll read this book and continually say, "My god, that's it, that's what I feel, that's how I am too." Soon, things you'd suspected about yourself, become clearer. Questions like, "Why do you run?", begin to have meaningful answers.
    I have read tons about running and if I had to rank them, all Dr. Sheehan's books would be on the top of the list (But "R&B" is the best of his stuff, so start there). If you want the definitive book on all the technical details about running, get Glover's "Competetive Runner's Handbook" (make sure "Competetive" is in the title). If you want or need helping understanding life, read all of Sheehan's stuff. Heck those two books (Sheehan & Glover) are really all you need for years of PR's and spiritual growth.

    George Sheehan was an original in the early days of the north American running explosion. A thoughtful man, he wrote and shared his theories and experiences. Not all of his 'science' is accepted any longer, and that is why I dropped a couple of stars. However, if you want a broad view of the subject from a great mind with a vast range of experience, you can't ignore Sheehan.

    I strongly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys philosophy and deep reflection on the meaning of life. I am not much of a reader but once I picked up this book I simply could not put it down. Sheehan has a way a putting together the pain and joy of sports and shows you how you cannot have one without the other. He reminds us that in order to gain the glory of sports, we must endure the pain which is sure to come every time we challenge ourselves. Every time I run, I am able to remember at least one line out of this very powerful book. This helps me to remember that I am not alone, at least not as a pain-enduring athlete.

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