A review by dpower711
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami, Haruki Murakami

3.0

ah it was ok but not engrossing enough to get me through a 4 hour train trip. I get it - he writes. He runs. Both complement each other. The only interesting observation he made was that it's better to be prone to putting on weight because you have to work harder to shed it and the effort in doing this helps preserve your good health. This wouldn't happen if you could eat badly and stay skinny as those types of people will face disintegration of their health later on. But that was the only good observation. Maybe running is better off kept as a private sport. He tried hard not to come across as a smug runner and maybe he tried too hard.