Running the Edge: Discovering the Secrets to Better Running and a Better Life

Motivation to get off the couch and pursue personal improvement. Authors Goucher and Catalano share their unique running philosophy, demonstrating how the transformative power of the distance run can inspire readers to push their limits as runners and as human beings. Borrowing philosophical insights from distance mavens, humanistic psychologists, Buddhist monks, adrenaline junkies, and even “World of Warcraft” online gamers, Running the Edge takes readers on a pilgrimage of self-discovery as the authors relentlessly pursue excellence in everything.

Interlaced with rich storytelling and personal insights from elite runners. Running the Edge reads at a brisk pace worthy of its subject matter, offering stories and philosophies that even non-runners will find enlightening and uplifting. The authors’ perspective is rounded out by contributions from some of the best-known runners in the world, including record holders and Olympians like Alan Webb, Amy Yoder Begley, Chris Solinsky, and Dathan Ritzenhein.

Insight born of experience and enthusiasm. Adam Goucher, a professional runner, and Tim Catalano, a psychology instructor and running coach, are two highly visible members of the long-distance running community. They were teammates for a year while running for the University of Colorado Buffaloes, but they developed a friendship and shared a passion for running that never faded. Their “Run the Edge” blog site features entries that capture the spirit of running to achieve physical, emotional, and mental fitness.