V 1982, having sold his jazz bar na devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A rok later, bol dokončený a sólo kurz z Atény do Maratónu, a teraz, po dozenách suchých races, nie je mention triathlons a slew of critically aclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. Equal parts travelogue, školenia log, a reminiscencie, tento revealing memoir covers jeho 4-month preparation pre 2005 New York City Maratón a nastavenia ranging z Tokyo's Jingu Gaien záhrady, kde he once shared the course with Boston among young women who outpace him. Týmto marvelou šošovkou šport emerges a cornucopia z pamätí a insights: eureka moment keď decidujeme to písať a writer, jeho veľké triumfy a nedostatky, jeho passion pre vintage LPs, a skúsenosti, po päťdesiat, and the fall back.By turns funny a rešpektovanie, hravé a filozofické, čo I Talk About When I Talk About Running je rich a revealing, both pre fanúšikov tohto masterful yet private writer a pre výbuch populácie athletes who find distance running