Audiobook10 hours
Running & Being: The Total Experience
Written by George Sheehan and Kenny Moore
Narrated by Patrick Lawlor
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this audiobook
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."
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."
Related to Running & Being
Related audiobooks
Running with Raven: The Amazing Story of One Man, His Passion, and the Community He Inspired Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Inner Runner: Running to a More Successful, Creative, and Confident You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ten Marathons: Searching for the Soft Ground in a Hard World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning: Training for an Ultramarathon, from 50K to 100 Miles and Beyond Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners: 101 Inspirational Stories of Energy, Endurance, and Endorphins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners - 39 Stories about Pushing Through, Where It Takes You, and Triathlons Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5MIKE REILLY Finding My Voice: Tales From IRONMAN, the World’s Greatest Endurance Event Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/552 Marathons in 52 Weeks: How to Run a Marathon Every Week for a Year Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5First Ladies of Running: 22 Inspiring Profiles of the Rebels, Rule Breakers, and Visionaries Who Changed the Sport Forever Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tao of Running: Your Journey to Mindful and Passionate Running Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Falling Uphill: One man’s quest for happiness around the world on a bicycle. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Year of Running Dangerously Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise of the Ultra Runners Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Meb For Mortals: How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Science of Running: How to Find Your Limit and Train to Maximize Your Performance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Incomplete Book of Running Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Running Away: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why We Run: A Natural History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perfect Medicine: How Running Makes Us Healthier and Happier Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/580/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Again to Carthage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mindful Runner: Finding Your Inner Focus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Run the Mile You're In: Finding God in Every Step Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Running & Jogging For You
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/580/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Showing Up: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Run the Mile You're In: Finding God in Every Step Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Pshchology of Mind over Muscle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Running Like a Girl: Notes on Learning to Run Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Meb For Mortals: How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Eat And Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Running Man: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ultramarathon Man (Revised): Confession of an All-Night Runner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blueprint: Build a Bulletproof Body for Extreme Adventure in 365 Days Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners: 101 Inspirational Stories of Energy, Endurance, and Endorphins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Year of Running Dangerously Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well To Minimal Footwear Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Genius of Athletes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Science of Running: How to Find Your Limit and Train to Maximize Your Performance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise of the Ultra Runners Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Road to Sparta: Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Can't Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race against Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Running & Being
Rating: 3.9142858285714284 out of 5 stars
4/5
35 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent. Ever runner can and will relate to this! Cannot wait to listen/ read again
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This was a hilarious book. Crazy over-the-top paeans to physical fitness as the ultimate virtue, wild claims about spirituality and its connection to running, and an insistence that every long-distance runner shares the same totally Asperger's traits as the author. I giggled all the way through.
That said, the sections that are actual memoirs of races or discussions of the nuts-and-bolts of running are solid - among other things, the author gives a dead-on description of hypercorticism while pointing out that there was no current science to explain "staleness" resulting from overtraining.
It's not a book I'd recommend - it's way too scattered, hyperbolic, and dated to really hang together - but it was a funny read. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This guy started active running when he was 48 - great! Runners philosophy, kind of. Finding your authentic self through physical activity. Would be better without far too many references to christian belief (unavoidable in american thinking?). Somewhat blurred towards the end.