"Marathon running." . . "Nonfiction"@en . . . "Audiobooks" . "Audiobooks"@en . . . . . "Downloadable audio books"@en . . . . . . . "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running"@en . . "PLAYAWAY. In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki 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." . . . . . . . "The Japanese writer recalls his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City marathon, interweaving his reflections on the meaning of running in his life, his thoughts on the writing process and his career, and his experiences as an author and as an athlete." . . . . . "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."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "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.--From publisher description."@en . . . . . . . "Biography & Autobiography"@en . . . . . . "Biography"@en . . . "Biography" . . . "Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon. Settings range from Tokyo, 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 cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of having seen his race times improve and then fall back."@en . "What I talk about when I talk about running a memoir" . "What I talk about when I talk about running a memoir"@en . . "What I talk about when I talk about running" . "What I talk about when I talk about running"@en . . . "In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki 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. Equal parts travelogue, training log and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and includes settings ranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston. Funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running." . . . "What I talk about when I talk about running [a memoir]"@en . "Haruki Murakami presents a memoir about the impact that running and writing have had on his life."@en . "What i talk about when i talk about running"@en . . . . "hoopla digital." . . "Runners (Sports) Japan Biography." . . "Japanese authors Japan Biography." . . . . "Authors, Japanese Japan Biography." . . "1900 - 1999" . .