What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A really nice book and I enjoyed reading it. A running novelist, a writer who runs. At least a normal human who writes about challenges of getting older as a man and a sportsman. It is easy reading while commuting with a train or bus and paints nice pictures about races, tracks, sceneries, landscapes. It is a different kind of approach of describing long-distance running from an open and honest perspective. It is definitely NOT written as a guidline how to run a marathon, what gadgets or shoes do you need and what kind of training will be advisable.
It is about a man who tells about how he enjoys running. He could even tell you this at an open fire place with a reasonable glass of red wine.
I am myself a long-distance runner as well. Having the same kind of frequency running one full marathon a year. But I am definitely not as addicted as the author running every day. I felt a little bit embarressed and jealous while reading about his stamina and will. At the end it motivated me to train a bit harder. It was worth it.
monissen 