Foreword (Amby Burfoot, Executive Editor, Runner's World magazine, and 1968 Boston Marathon Champion). Preface: Warming Up Before the Race. Acknowledgments. 1. Long-Distance Running and the Will to Power (Raymond Angelo Belliotti, State University of New York at Fredonia). 2. Chasing Happiness Together: Running and the Philosophy of Friendship (Michael W. Austin, Eastern Kentucky University).

3. Running With the Seven Cs of Success (Gregory Bassham, King's College, Pennsylvania). 4. The Phenomenology of Becoming a Runner (J. Jeremy Wisnewski, Hartwick College). 5. In Praise of the Jogger (Raymond J. VanArragon, Bethel University).

6. Running Religiously (Jeffrey P. Fry, Ball State University). 7. Hash Runners and Hellenistic Philosophers (Richard DeWitt, Fairfield University). 8. What Motivates an Early Morning Runner (Kevin Kinghorn, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford). 9.

A Runner's Pain (Chris Kelly, University of Maryland). 10. Performance-Enhancement and the Pursuit of Excellence (William P. Kabasenche, Washington State University). 11. The Freedom of the Long-Distance Runner (Heather L. Reid, Morningside College). 12.

Existential Running (Ross C. Reed, Rhodes College). 13. Can We Experience Significance on a Treadmill? (Douglas R. Hochstetler, Penn State University, Lehigh Valley). 14. Running in Place or Running in Its Proper Place (J. P.

Moreland, Biola University). 15. The Running Life: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Hunter-Gatherer (Sharon Kaye, John Carroll University). 16. John Dewey and the Beautiful Stride: Running as Aesthetic Experience (Christopher Martin, Institute of Education, University of London). 17. Where the Dark Feelings Hold Sway: Running to Music (Martha C. Nussbaum, University of Chicago).

18. The Power of Passion on Heartbreak Hill (Michelle Maiese, Emmanuel College). 19. The Soul of the Runner (Charles Taliaferro and Rachel Traughber, St. Olaf College). Index.