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What I talk about when I talk about Running

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This is the book written by  Haruki Murakami   (thanks to @kgthegreat for pointing my spelling flaw) Nila mentioned to me about this book on Thursday evening, Friday morning I had to plan for a surprise one day trip to Chennai, Saturday found an audio version of this book and Sunday listened to this book on the afternoon return journey. At times it is really amazing how it looks like as if someone sat and planned the whole situation to the very last detail. I have read only one book of his before - kafka on the shore. He is an amazing fiction writer and paints such crazy images and situations. (  http://kvrlogs.blogspot.com/2008/07/kafka-on-shore.html  ). I was very curious to know what he had to talk about when he talks about running! Pic from one of his interviews (  http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-410--8908-0,00.html ) The book starts with him training in Kauai, Hawaii 6 days a week, 10kms a day with 1 rest day. He is putting in these...