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A review by novelnotions
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
5.0
Sometimes, you read a book at the absolutely best time with what's happening in your life. This was one of those times and this was that book.
As a runner and having trained for an run half-marathons, it was fascinating to hear about Murakami's relationship with running and training process for his races. If you're a runner looking for a training plan, this is not the book for you. But if you've ever run for fitness or pleasure and want to hear thoughts you've probably had validated, you will probably enjoy this book.
I also found this was a book that talked about transitions. The quote that I literally stopped running to write down that spoke to me was, "An end point is simply set up as a temporary marker". Now this hit me because I'm getting ready to leave a job I've had for 9 years and start a new position so it spoke to my heart as a way to frame this time of transition.
I also want to sign up to do my next half marathon after not having done one since January 2020!
As a runner and having trained for an run half-marathons, it was fascinating to hear about Murakami's relationship with running and training process for his races. If you're a runner looking for a training plan, this is not the book for you. But if you've ever run for fitness or pleasure and want to hear thoughts you've probably had validated, you will probably enjoy this book.
I also found this was a book that talked about transitions. The quote that I literally stopped running to write down that spoke to me was, "An end point is simply set up as a temporary marker". Now this hit me because I'm getting ready to leave a job I've had for 9 years and start a new position so it spoke to my heart as a way to frame this time of transition.
I also want to sign up to do my next half marathon after not having done one since January 2020!