“No one makes you feel better about being a runner.”

Reviews & Press

Kenny Moore
Running & Being is as powerful today as it was when George Sheehan wrote it 35 years ago. Nothing since has matched its sheer rigor in logic, its literary sweep and mastery, or Sheehan’s courage to nakedly reveal himself in the process of his own creation. No one has ever addressed runners so exhaustively.

Kenny Moore | December 15, 2012

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“As the ‘guru’ and ‘philosopher king’ of running, you have informed and motivated us to follow your teachings. You’re an inspiration to us all.”

President Bill Clinton

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“The unwavering foundation of the running movement for the last 25 years. He was the dean of runners. There will never be another like him.”

Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper,
Founder, Cooper Aerobics Institute

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“His voice is irreplaceable. No one did as much for the sport of running.”

Bill Rodgers, Marathon Champion

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Timless Words from a Wise Man

Richard O'Brien | December 28, 1998

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“He was as fluid with his speech as he was with his running.”

Joan Benoit Samualson, Olympic Champion

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“In Running & Being, Sheehan restores and reminds us of the physical, mental, and spiritual potential we all hold. He allows us to believe we can all be winners. We can all learn from his lucid analysis of the ‘total experience.’”

Jeff Galloway, Galloway on Running

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“No one makes you feel better about being a runner.”

Jim Fixx | 1979

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“The undisputed voice of running.”

George Hirsch, Publisher Runner’s World

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George‘s mind always outran us. More than anyone, he widened running’s moral purpose, which was not to live longer but to live better, to have more energy and self-worth and clarity for all the more important things to do in life.”

Robert Lipsyte, New York Times

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“Like the works of his beloved Thoreau and Emerson, Sheehan’s writings will become classics.”

Tim Noakes, M.D., The Lore of Running

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“With Running & Being, George sets the standard. It remains the philosophical bible for all runners and is a genuine classic. This should be mandatory reading for any athlete looking for answers to the game of life.”

Joe Henderson, Runner’s World

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Death Has No Sting

Kenny Moore | September 20, 1993

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The Story Of Sweat: A Warm, Intimate Tale Told In An Inoffensive Manner

William Oscar Johnson | October 26, 1981

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“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.”

Dr. Walter Bortz II, The American Medical Association, Task Force on Aging

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Letter From The Publisher

John A. Meyers | April 17, 1978

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The Joy Of Running Comes Through But, Oh, How The Author Runs On

Kenny Moore | December05, 1977

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Turn Of The Century

Walter Bingham | April 15, 1996