" 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, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing."

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Just been to the post-office and mailed this to Sweden.

Thank you Zimort! Received the book today, and am looking forward to reading it. I'll make sure it goes to a good home when I'm done!

1 June 2010

I enjoyed this book, Murakami really is an inspiring writer. So inspiring in fact that I have signed up to my first triathlon.

I am now starting a ray, and the following have joined up. I will send this as soon as possible!

blueblack (UK, UK/EU postage)
ETMadrid (EU postage)
TiffanyAching (UK, Int'l postage)
Samrana (UK, Int'l postage)
gwenindil (Portugal, EU postage)<-------- BOOK IS HERE
dutch-book (Netherlands, EU postage)
okyrhoe (Greece, International postage)
Teggers (UK, intl postage)
bekoh (Australia, Aus/NZ international)
sekretariat (US, US/Canada)
debnance (US, US/Canada)

On its way to blueblack tonight. Hope you enjoy the book and find some running inspiration.

Arrived this morning with a satisfying THUD onto the floor.
Reading it now :)

Thank you for the stickers!

Enjoyable and inspirational read. I haven't signed up to any marathons but it *did* encourage to write a bit more :)

Off to ETMadrid!

Just arrived! I've a real build up of books and not much time at the moment, but I'll get to it asap and let you know.

Sorry to say that I was disappointed by this. I'd hoped it would make a good present for a friend who's recently developed a passion for running, but I doubt she'll enjoy it either. Infinitely boring and uninspiring, is my own verdict. It is honest, which is a plus, but overly self-centred to my taste. I'm on holiday with my running kit, as yet unused. It's not thanks to this book that it'll get an airing!

I posted this today onto the next person.

arrived, thank you

hoping to have this finished next week and have pm'd Samrana for address

I really enjoyed this book

I wanted to read it because having run in a previous life I wanted to see if this would motivate me to get off my backside and start running again.

The thing I liked the most was it wasn't a 'this is how you should run' book. I liked that it was just his reflections on why he ran.

Having never read any Murakami in tha past I had no pre-conceptions on his style, I found this very easy to read and laughed out load at a few parts.

A few of his sayings have been written out and stuck to my wall, in particular (which he admits comes from a friend of his) 'Pain is inevitable, suffering is a choice' Totally sums up what I needed to hear in my life.

Out for a run tomorrow night with a new running club (never been in one before) This book gave me a few thoughts to mull over, with regards to how I approch my running and also how I work through mental challenges.

Am thinking of buying a copy for my brother now as he reads Murakami and is also training for various long distance running events.

Thanks for sharing this book

off to Samrana

Received in the post yesterday and started reading it already. Thanks :-)

Great book, Murakami talks about alot of things when he talks about running. I wouldn't say it inspired me to run but it has made me think about how to carry on in the face of challenges.

Sent PM to next person.

Arrived!
thanks to all!