What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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Haruki Murakami is the author of "What I Talk About When I Tlak About Running". It chronicles his preperation for 2006 (?) New York Marathon, as well as takes the reader back to when he started running in the mid-1980's, the same time he sold his Tokyo night club and became an author.

The book moves back and forth over the last 20 years that he has trained for various racing events (as well as triathlons). He also addresses (almost poigniantely) the changes he has noticed over the 20 years, no matter how hard he's tried, of his body slowly slowing down, and aging. Something which we all seem to try to avoid. I think his being Buddhist (I am assuming) puts him more in tune to this process than we in the West are.

This is a good read. Pick it up at the library.

Jon