====== The Runner's High ======

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  * Author: Garth Battista
  * Paperback: 256 pages
  * Publisher: Breakaway Books (2004)
  * Language: English
  * ISBN: 1891369490

The runner's high is a marvelous side-effect of running, though mysterious and elusive. Sometimes you get it, usually you don't. These forty-seven personal stories explore it in depth and detail, from euphoria to religious visions and mindblowing out-of-body experiences. One constant through these stories is an overwhelming sense of joy and awe at the infinite possibilities of the human body and soul. A man experiences a joyfull downhill run as pure flight, unhindered freefall. One woman finds that breathing during running is an act of prayer. A runner on a tropical beach finds her surroundings metamorphosing surreally before her eyes. One man out on his daily run experiences a flash of utter peace and universal clarity - a moment that he later realizes occurred at precisely the time his father passed away. The runner's high leads one man onward to find an even higher power: true, honest love. And the ultimate story is from a man in a maximum-security prison, who, during his runs in his tiny concrete cell, finds himself beyond all walls and iron bars. This dazzling celebration of running as a spiritual experience will inspire people of all abilities to explore the metaphysical side of running. Author [[runners:battista garth|Garth Battista]] is the editor of "[[books:the runner's literary companion|The Runner's Literary Companion]]" and "[[books:how running changed my life|How Running Changed My Life]]".

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