Runner as Hero: The inner quest of becoming an athlete or just about anything...at any age

ISBN-13: 9780761847953 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 164 str.

Jay Kimiecik; Doug Newburg

Opis

In Runner as Hero, Jay Kimiecik becomes an athlete again--in his case, a masters runner--as a way to revive his life. Kimiecik explores the world of aging, training, and performing through a self-experimental, self-reflective lens-- merging science, mythology, and performance psychology. On his heroic journey, Kimiecik talks to aging experts, scientists, top-performing athletes, and the ghost of legendary Steve Prefontaine. Kimiecik's keen observations of everyday living and irreverent style take him on a journey to find the hero within. The result is a fascinating, inspiring tale about how the life as an athlete can serve as a motivational metaphor for feeling alive and achieving nearly anything.