Zen-like in its approach, "Psychodynamic Running" offers meditations on running (and the tools of running) as a tool to paint a picture of a man's journey from the recliner to the races. The assembled ruminations on the concept of running in all its forms, metaphors, and applications sheds light on what running really is, why we do it, and how to get it done. More importantly, "Psychodynamic Running" uses running as a template to examine connections between addiction, compulsion, socialisation, and therapy, and discusses the potential benefits and pitfalls of running and the runners' culture. As both a respected author and academic, Dr Gologor combines research, experience, and a healthy dose of wit to present running as an overarching metaphor for life, and shows us how we can use it to get a handle on our own lives.
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Not just for marathoners,
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Dr. Ethan Gologor, Psychology Professor, Psychotherapist and amateur tennis player, trained for and successfully completed the New York Marathon in 2005 as he approached his 65th year. This book weaves together Gologor's psychological insights and personal experiences about running and living. He draws upon his work as a Psychology teacher & scholar, psychotherapist and even as a parent. The book while primarily a serious analysis of running is also funny, thoughtful and in a subtle way provides an understanding of life in the early 21st century.
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Misleading title, maybe the evolution of sports pyschology is more fitting,
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I seriously do not recommend this book for runners. He starts off by explaining how much he hates running and is not a runner. Then the next 50 pages or 1/4 of the book I've read is a ramble of his thoughts on sports and pyschology in general. I keep wondering if he will ever address distance and marathon running at all, so I skim ahead and even the most relevant chapter, toward the end is so disappointing and pessimistic that I feel he sorely needs a lesson from someone like me who is one of the most optimistic runners you will ever meet. Clearly, I need to find a book written by a coach, not a psychologist who gets too caught up in his esoteric, tangential thoughts on what it means to be writing this book, rather than actually presenting any material worth reading. If you're interested in the development of sports pyschology, you may find this book interesting, otherwise prepare to be disappointed, sorry.
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