haruki murakami is a hardcore runner!

my friend romi posted this link the other day, where the guardian gives an excerpt of haruki murakami's upcoming book, "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running".

i have unfortunately not read his books, even though some of my friends are fans of his work.  but ever since i read he was going to put out this book, i've been looking really forward to reading it.  maybe in the mean time i will pick up one of his previous works.

i've had problems reading fiction since taking a job in the film biz - primarily because i watch so much fiction i feel like i need to ground myself by reading nerdy books.  (Speaking of which, recently read "Godel, Escher, and Bach".  If anyone's read it, i would love to hear from them about what they thought.  It's probably one of the hardest books i've ever read.)

i did my longest run today since completing the marathon back in feb - and managed 24 km at 2:19.  the first 8km and the last 4km was an immense struggle.  that's the strange thing about running - you can actually feel better if you struggle long enough.  but then, past 20km i think my  energy was just totally gone and it became incredibly painful...