具体描述
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing.
Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and takes us to places ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvelous lens of sport emerges a panorama of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.
By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revelatory, both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in running.
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##跑步的时候反复听， 不想跑的时候反复听，没力气的时候反复听，这本书最近简直变成我的精神支柱。
4小时23分的audio book，两天给听完鸟。给5星是因为这是唯一一本我知道村上在写些什么的书。
##村上的小说越来越不能看了，而杂文至少还和以前一样
##从前我以为此书于我的意义，是村上说的"pain is inevitable, suffering is optional"。现在才体会到，其实村上对"rhythm"的描述，才是此书的力量。
##at least he never walked
##看完英文版，觉得中文版翻译得实在太好了.....两种韵味哈..
4小时23分的audio book，两天给听完鸟。给5星是因为这是唯一一本我知道村上在写些什么的书。
##终于读完了！！！严格意义上是我cover的第一本原版..呼..
4小时23分的audio book，两天给听完鸟。给5星是因为这是唯一一本我知道村上在写些什么的书。