WhatITalk About When I Talk About Running Product Details Paperback: 179pages Publisher: Exported edition (2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0099532530 ISBN-13: 978-0099532538 ProductDimensions: 4.3x 0.5 x 7 inches ShippingWeight: 3.5ounces Book De*ion In 1982,havingsold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakamibeganrunning to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solocoursefrom Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races,notto mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books,hereflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life andonhis writing. Equal parts travelogue, training log,andreminiscence, this revealing memoir covers hisfour-monthpreparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon andsettingsranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he onceshared thecourse with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Bostonamong youngwomen who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens ofsportemerges a cornucopia o
