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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

by Haruki Murakami

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... (more)

Bikila: Ethiopia's Barefoot Olympian

by Tim Judah

On September 10, 1960, Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian, stunned the world when he won the Rome Olympic marathon running barefoot. He was the first black African to win a gold medal at the Olympics and overnight became a sporting hero, an African hero, and, for many, the first black African they had ever heard of. Bikila was a man of his times—a symbol of hope in the new Africa. Now, for the first time, his true... (more)

Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running

Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running

by Rachel Toor

Rachel Toor was a bookish egghead who ran only to catch a bus. How such an unlikely athlete became a runner of ultramarathons is the story of Personal Record , an exhilarating meditation on the making, and the minutiae, of a runner’s life. The food, the clothes, the races, the injuries, the watch (and Toor loves her watch) are all essential to the runner, as readers discover here, and discover why. ... (more)

The Seventh Ritual

by Clint Adams

The Seventh Ritual: a race for survival, a novel for adults based on a true story A remarkable journey through fear, grit, discovery, forgiveness and triumph... with a few laughs in between. Synopsis "You must discover the cause of your unhappiness by the end of this year...or you will not live to see the next." Disgusted and disbelieving, 34-year old Paul Jacobson dismisses what he's told by a... (more)

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