Running the Edge · Discover the Secrets to Better Running and a Better Life by Catalano, Tim -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Part 1: Transformative Experiences

1. The Gauntlet

The Summer of Challenges What Is Life? In Progress The First Steps of the Distance Maven

2. The Runner and the Maven

I Only Run When Chased Why Do You Run? Once a Runner The Maven

3. The Distance Maven: A Search for Courage

War, Bungee Jumpers, Streakers, and Thieves Cliff Jumping, Enlightenment, and Running the Edge Self-Actualization and Peak Experiences The Self-Actualized Distance Maven

4. Because It’s Hard

Someday Is Today The Night I Died

5. The Curse of Normal and the Chains of Average

Carpe Diem! Carpe Viam! Dead Poets and Runners No Time to Kill Weirdos, Freaks, and Breaking the Mold Something’s Fishy The Five Life Stories The Boiling Frog

Part 2: The Six Mirrors

6. Get off the Couch: Initiative

Two Years in a Life Bear Peak

7. There Is No One Else: Responsibility

The Line Between Tough and Stupid Way of the Reactor Responsibility Is No Joke

8. Then Comes the Hill: Determination

Rock Bottom What Would a Reactor Do? The Staring Contest

9. When to Bend: Adaptability

How to Ruin Everything Changing of the Guard Walking the Line Naked Death Quest

10. Get Real: Integrity

The Great Myth Be Great at Something Else More Than a Runner

11. Kindred Spirits: Person-ability

“My Daughter Is Crazy” Don’t Be a Jerk! Emotional Deposits and Positive Regard

Part 3: Elusive Happiness

12. Mosaic Me

“This Is Good! But You Know What Would Make It Better?” Real Versus Ideal Have-Do-Be Versus Be-Do-Have

13. Closing the Gap

Something Special The Long Run

14. Alcoholics Anonymous, World of Warcraft, and the Mavens Guild

The Power of Group Support Forging a Mavens Guild Saying It Out Loud Common Ground

15. Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After

Once Upon a Time: The Ben Davis Story Happily Ever After

16. In Progress

Acknowledgments About the Authors