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ok everyone in here has either never run in their life or have been doing it extremely wrong... It's a perfectly healthy exercise, and yes even on the road. It can be addictive, and it can be detrimental if not done correctly or in excess, much like anything else.
I've read about a dozen books on it or so, and most of that i read after my first marathon and i felt like kicking myself for not reading more on it prior because i mostly just bull rushed through everything and paid for it with some long recovery after that first race.
the best book i read, that i would recommend even if you only read one on the subject, is Chi Running by Danny Dreyer. It's an older book but focuses on a relaxed and easy running form that can basically turn an average runner into someone who can almost run forever without aches and pains while doing it. I used it in my next race and i was pain free almost in the next few days. I used the same methods in the last one i did a couple years back and it was just as applicable, despite me not being as well trained as i would have liked and nursing a bad ankle (not from running)
Like anything else, there is a wrong way to do it and an easier way...
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