Analysis Of When I Talk About Running By Haruki

Throughout Haruki Murakami’s, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running he goes though the connection running has with his writing. Not only did he use running to clear his head, he used running to hold himself accountable to the goals he set for himself. He is a man who allowed himself to pursue his dream and not hold back. Running at first was just a hobby he had ran some marathons but he was never a big competitor the goal was all in his own mind. He just wanted to feel proud of his own accomplishments. His body was changing he was losing weight he portrayed the picture of a man trying to run with ten pound of meat from the butcher and compared it to how he was running before he had lost the weight. Although, running was a large part of his life that he thoroughly enjoyed as his age grew his marathon time was on decline. …show more content…
He relates his writing to running heavily throughout the book. He said “When I want to write large scale, increasing my strength and stamina is a must.” (Murakami 97) This quote represented the connection between his two passions. His way of preventing writers blues was to run and keep his body in healthy condition. His motto is “To deal with something unhealthy a person to be as healthy as possible.” (Murakami 98) He drives to achieve a healthy lifestyle for the longest duration he possibly can. This motivation he had also highlighted his addiction to training within the text as well. His body was under a lot of distresses and the fatigue was starting to set in, but he kept training hard and did rehab his body when he felt it was