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He began running while living in Rumson, NJ , and then began writing a weekly column in the local paper. He continued the column for twenty five years. Many of these years were served as the medical editor for '' Runner's World '' magazine. He wrote eight books and lectured around the world.

Dr. Sheehan was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 1986. He lived with the cancer for seven years until his death. ''Going the Distance'' was his last book and it was published shortly after his death in November 1993.


BOOKS

  • ''Dr. Sheehan on Running'' (1975) ISBN 0890370699

  • ''Dr. George Sheehan's Medical Advice for Runners'' (1978) ISBN 0024991708

  • ''Running & Being: The Total Experience'' (1978) ISBN 0446970905

  • ''This Running Life'' (1980) ISBN 0671256084

  • ''How to Feel Great Twenty Four Hours a Day'' (1983) ISBN 0671454781

  • ''Dr. Sheehan on Fitness'' (1983) ISBN 0671454781

  • ''Personal Best: The Foremost Philosopher of Fitness Shares Techniques and Tactics for Success and Self-Liberation'' (1989) ISBN 0878578587

  • ''George Sheehan on Running to Win: How to Achieve the Physical, Mental & Spiritual Victories of Running'' (1992) ISBN 0875961452

  • ''Going the Distance: One Man's Journey to the End of His Life'' (1996) ISBN 0614957184



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