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The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Have Taught Me About Winning, Losing, Happiness, Humility, and the Human Heart (Daybreak Books)
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"As runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to run faster. Then we try to run harder. Then we learn to accept ourselves and our limitations, and at last, we can appreciate the true joy and meaning of running."
As its opening pages reveal, The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life is not merely about running. It is about living-- to your fullest potential. Amby Burfoot, one of running's wisest voices, here presents 15 essential life lessons about passion, courage, materialism, failure, regeneration, and more, all learned from experience during more than 35 years of running. In this book, Amby discusses the essential traits of a runner-- traits that also are essential for all people wishing to reach their long-term goals. He discusses the writings, music, and quotes that have inspired him throughout his long career. Most important, he explains that winners are not those who cross the finish line first, but rather those who are able to discover more about themselves with every step.
The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life is one in a series of Daybreak books that provide life lessons and spiritual perspectives from the vantage point of different occupations and passions.
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What Customers Say About The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Have Taught Me About Winning, Losing, Happiness, Humility, and the Human Heart (Daybreak Books):
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It also isn't a running book that relates a lot of race stories like Bart Yasso's My Life on the Run or Benjamin Cheever's Strides. Amby has a achieved a great deal of success as a runner, especially in his younger days when he won the Boston Marathon, so it's clear that he hasn't always taken it easy himself.
For some of us master's runners who came to running at a later age, the chance to compete and drive ourselves is part of the appeal of running. The only reason I give this book four stars is because Amby often comes across as discounting competition.
Amby Burfoot's life has been running and this short book makes that clear. It's an approach that he admits eludes many runners who are driven to succeed and improve.
Still, all in all, an enjoyable read for any runner. On one level, this is a running book but it isn't a how-to book like many other running books.
Instead, this is a philosophy book on its most basic level, and Amby's philosophy is to take it easy and enjoy running and life.
A beautiful book. This is great read that really captures how we live life through running. Amby Burfoot, winner of the Boston Marathon, has written a wonderful little book about running and life. He looks at his running life from a variety of angles, all from the perpective of years spent on his feet.
I enjoy biographies) and so the stories were quite enjoyable. Books are easy reads for a number of reason, the primary ones are you are engrossed in the material or the writing is straightforward and to the point. Good read and a book I will pass on to others. I also liked the fact that it was written to be read by the everyman, straight with no chaser. This book is a combination of the two, I enjoyed the personal reflections of Mr. Burfoot (i.e.
Though the starting line is his running, the course that is mapped out is accessible to those who never laced up a pair of shoes for a marathon or a jaunt around the block.This is a gold medal performance by Burfoot, that comes straight from the heart. Amby Burfoot may be more known as the long-time editor for Runner's World magazine than for his 1968 victory in the searing heat at the Boston Marathon.Burfoot merges his skill of a journalist with his many years in the sport to deliver wonderful essays on the peaks, valleys and rugged terrain of life.
If you run occasionally, or obsessively this is a must-have. This is a classic about the world of running. Running has always been one of my favorite things to do. It relaxes me, clears my head, and gets me ready for the day.
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