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It\u2019s been almost two years since I produced an episode of this goofy little podcast featuring the thoughts and words of a man I admire a great deal: Dr. George Sheehan. \xa0There\u2019s no specific reason for that\u2026episode 258 titled \u201cDr. George Sheehan: Seeing\u201d was my reading of the final chapter of his book \u201cRunning and Being \u2013 The Total Experience\u201d, probably his best known work.\n\nCardiologist, Philosopher, author and record setting marathoner, Dr. George Sheehan was diagnosed, in 1986, with inoperable prostate cancer. \xa0By the time it was discovered, it had already spread to his bones. \xa0He fought with the disease for seven years, living each day to it\u2019s top. \xa0His last book \u201cGoing the Distance: One Man\u2019s Journey to the end of his life\u201d was all about the experience of dying from the perspective of a runner\u2026or better put, someone like us who sees value in our life and accepts pain, sweat and exhaustion as a way to live well.\n\n\u201cGoing the Distance\u201d was published shortly after his death.\n\nToday I\u2019m going to read for you a chapter from this book titled \u201cFacing the Future\u201d. \xa0We seem to talk about death quite a bit on this podcast, which means that at least during your listening of such episodes as Fdip286 \u201cThe Rationality of Fear and Road Races\u201d, you and I are exploring the idea of death. \xa0I maintain that death is not something that we can rationally fear: and Dr. Sheehen agrees.\n\nYou can find a copy of \u201cGoing the Distance\u201d on Amazon.com I\u2019ll have the link in the show notes.\n\nI really feel that this chapter is one that you should be listening to when you\u2019re out on the road getting your miles in, if possible. \xa0I understand that some of you can\u2019t do that, but if you can\u2026I want to urge you to hold off on listening further until you\u2019re lacing up your shoes and opening up your own squeaky front door. \xa0\n\nThis is a chapter about pain and the agonizing pursuit of the self. \xa0It\u2019s a deeply personal chapter that reveals a lot of the inner philosophy that Dr. Sheehan held dear. \xa0He talks about religion, his perception of Christ, and about his life, beyond death, facing the future.\n\n\nLinks:\n\nJoin us for the http://worldwidefestivalofraces.wordpress.com\xa0\n\nThe song \xa0\u201cAll My Days\u201d was by Alexi Murdoch off the album \u201cTime Without Consequence\u201d \xa0http://www.aleximurdoch.com\xa0\n\xa0\nHappily Ever After: http://neilbearse.com\n\nONLY IF YOU LIKE IT: Phedippidations is supported every month through the very kind and sincerely generous financial support of 32 fellow runners:\xa0\nWilliam, Vera, Katie, Heather, Ryan, Chaise, Andie, Gordon, Scott, Mike, David, Jeff, Colin, Jason, Diane, Al, Cheryl, Ron, Mark, Martha, Greg, Jim, Maddy, Tim, Bill, Kevin, Michael, David, Doug, Vance, Brad and Rob.\nTHANK YOU! {http://support.steverunner.com}\n\nFollow me on:\xa0\nBlog: http://steverunnerblog.com\nTwitter: http://twitter.steverunner.com\nFacebook: http://facebook.steverunner.com\nPlus: http://plus.steverunner.com\nPinterest: http://pinterest.steverunner.com\nStream: http://stitcher.steverunner.com\nJux: http://jux.steverunner.com\nApple App: http://iapp.steverunner.com\nAndroid App: http://android.steverunner.com\nSupport: http://support.steverunner.com