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In1982,havingsoldhisjazzbartodevotehimselftowriting,Murakamibeganrunningtokeepfit.Ayearlater,he'dcompletedasolocoursefromAthenstoMarathon,andnow,afterdozensofsuchraces,nottomentiontriathlonsandaslewofcriticallyacclaimedbooks,hereflectsupontheinfluencethesporthashadonhislifeandonhiswriting.Equalpartstravelogue,traininglog,andreminiscence,thisrevealingmemoircovershisfour-monthpreparationforthe2005NewYorkCityMarathonandsettingsrangingfromTokyo'sJinguGaiengardens,whereheoncesharedthecoursewithanOlympian,totheCharlesRiverinBostonamongyoungwomenwhooutpacehim.Throughthismarvellouslensofsportemergesacornucopiaofmemoriesandinsights:theeurekamomentwhenhedecidedtobecomeawriter,hisgreatesttriumphsanddisappointments,hispassionforvintageLPs,andtheexperience,afterfifty,ofseeinghisracetimesimproveandthenfallback.Byturnsfunnyandsobering,playfulandphilosophical.