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What an asinine thing to do!
It was good to take a break from fiction and start reading this.
I've been a long-distance runner since 2021 (although I only started doing actual races in 2024), but I've never really read about other runners until Goggins' book. Even then, that was more of a book about getting my ass out of bed and being more productive than it was about pure running. So, when I realised Murakami had a book about their running journey, I figured; everyone raves about Murakami and I'm not in the mindset to read their fiction, so this is a good halfway house!
Anyway, I digress. It truly is a memoir, and you can feel from the writing that it's a self-reflection on the ups and downs of their running (and triathlon) memories.
One does have to read the book not expecting it to help them improve anything major - the book isn't about improving your marathon times, or moving from the couch to a 5k, or even a run to a triathlon. The book is essentially a diary of various entries Murakami wrote about times they ran. If you can keep that in mind, I think it's an interesting book and a keyhole into their life both inside and outside their writing career.
What an asinine thing to do!
It was good to take a break from fiction and start reading this.
I've been a long-distance runner since 2021 (although I only started doing actual races in 2024), but I've never really read about other runners until Goggins' book. Even then, that was more of a book about getting my ass out of bed and being more productive than it was about pure running. So, when I realised Murakami had a book about their running journey, I figured; everyone raves about Murakami and I'm not in the mindset to read their fiction, so this is a good halfway house!
Anyway, I digress. It truly is a memoir, and you can feel from the writing that it's a self-reflection on the ups and downs of their running (and triathlon) memories.
One does have to read the book not expecting it to help them improve anything major - the book isn't about improving your marathon times, or moving from the couch to a 5k, or even a run to a triathlon. The book is essentially a diary of various entries Murakami wrote about times they ran. If you can keep that in mind, I think it's an interesting book and a keyhole into their life both inside and outside their writing career.