--- product_id: 48688558 title: "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: The book that made Harry Styles believe he could run a marathon" price: "C$2420" currency: NIO in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ni/products/48688558-what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about-running-book store_origin: NI region: Nicaragua --- # New mint condition Same-day dispatch before noon No-quibble returns What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: The book that made Harry Styles believe he could run a marathon **Price:** C$2420 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🏃‍♂️📖 Run into inspiration with Murakami’s ultimate marathon memoir! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: The book that made Harry Styles believe he could run a marathon - **How much does it cost?** C$2420 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ni](https://www.desertcart.ni/products/48688558-what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about-running-book) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Pristine Pages:** New mint condition ensures you receive a flawless copy, perfect for your curated bookshelf. - • **Risk-Free Reading:** No quibbles returns mean zero hassle if it’s not your vibe—shop with confidence. - • **Instant Gratification:** Order before noon, get it shipped the same day—because your next read shouldn't wait. - • **Cross-Disciplinary Appeal:** Whether you run, write, or just love a good life story, this book connects on every level. - • **Inspiring Marathon Memoir:** Dive into Murakami’s transformative journey from jazz bar owner to marathon runner and literary icon. ## Overview What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is Haruki Murakami’s acclaimed memoir blending running, writing, and life philosophy. Celebrated worldwide and ranked top in running and biography categories, this new mint condition book ships same day if ordered before noon, with guaranteed secure packaging and hassle-free returns. A must-have for professionals seeking motivation, mindfulness, and a fresh perspective on endurance—both physical and creative. ## Description 'Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional' The must-read gift for every runner: a compelling meditation on the power of running and a fascinating insight into the life of this internationally bestselling writer. 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, 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 settings ranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston. By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, this is a must-read for fans of this masterful yet private writer as well as for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running. * Murakami's new book The City and Its Uncertain Walls is available now * 'There can never have been a book quite like this memoir of running and writing before. In its self-contained way, it's nothing less than an inspiration' Evening Standard 'Hugely enjoyable...You don't have to have run a marathon to be captivated' Sunday Telegraph 'Comical, charming and philosophical...an excellent memoir' GQ Review: My new favourite book - It is eye opening and engaging. I'm a fan of his work and this book just reinforced my belief that he is one of the best writers of our time! Review: A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE - Yes, if you've ever read a Murakami story. Yes, if you ever lace up a pair of trainers and run to your own personal rhythm. Yes, if you're interested in the art of the novel. Yes, if you're none of those. You'll find a friend in these pages. As you would expect from a writer of his pedigree, a book about the activity he has pursued since 1982, running, is about much more that the non-runner/running-averse can get their teeth into. As the writer himself says in Chapter One: "running is both exercise and a metaphor." (p10) This philosophy is made apparent in the approach he has taken to writing and presenting this book, and he subsequently reveals much of his inner-self as reflected upon the choices he has made and those activities he has chosen to pursue. This is not a brash book revealing a brash personality boosted by the buzz of running. No, it's a book about an individual constantly reinventing and fighting to find elements of a self that he is content to call his own. I think this is something we can all relate to, whatever lifestyle choices we make or have made. Of course, as a runner, a reader of Haruki and a bit of a word-doodler, you could say that this is a book tailored to me. Again, I think the book's reach is far broader than that: as a reader, I enjoy opening my mind to experiences that lie beyond my own world, as you can only really be enlightened by that which you don't already know or have realised. That's not to say that this book, as I have already mentioned, doesn't have any value for those to whom it appears to be made, such as me: far from it. Through reading the reflections of someone as perceptive as Murakami on issues we - well 'I', for sure - have all wrestled with or experienced, you are able to smile at a metaphorical moment shared and/or be comforted by a familiar problem or obstacle surmounted. Yes, I guess, for me, the time with this book was like time spent with a good friend: we talked, we laughed, we consoled, we supported, and then we went home. It was all-too-brief and we haven't changed the world, but the time we spent together was special and a great comfort to us both. And for those of you whose world of experience falls beyond that of Haruki, running and writing, you are, therefore, in a position to be enlightened, in some small way, about an aspect of each, which takes me back to what I enjoy about a book and, consequently, makes me think that you'd enjoy it, too. Which is a long-winded way of reiterating that I think there is something in this short book for everyone that, whilst not maybe world-changing, is life-affirming and entertaining, and isn't that really enough to expect? ## Features - New - Mint Condition - Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon - Guaranteed packaging - No quibbles returns ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 3,742 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 4 in Athletics 6 in Running & Jogging (Books) 12 in Biographies on Novelist & Playwrights | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 10,343 Reviews | ## Images ![What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: The book that made Harry Styles believe he could run a marathon - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71skAxiMC2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My new favourite book *by C***I on 25 June 2026* It is eye opening and engaging. I'm a fan of his work and this book just reinforced my belief that he is one of the best writers of our time! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE *by E***E on 16 February 2013* Yes, if you've ever read a Murakami story. Yes, if you ever lace up a pair of trainers and run to your own personal rhythm. Yes, if you're interested in the art of the novel. Yes, if you're none of those. You'll find a friend in these pages. As you would expect from a writer of his pedigree, a book about the activity he has pursued since 1982, running, is about much more that the non-runner/running-averse can get their teeth into. As the writer himself says in Chapter One: "running is both exercise and a metaphor." (p10) This philosophy is made apparent in the approach he has taken to writing and presenting this book, and he subsequently reveals much of his inner-self as reflected upon the choices he has made and those activities he has chosen to pursue. This is not a brash book revealing a brash personality boosted by the buzz of running. No, it's a book about an individual constantly reinventing and fighting to find elements of a self that he is content to call his own. I think this is something we can all relate to, whatever lifestyle choices we make or have made. Of course, as a runner, a reader of Haruki and a bit of a word-doodler, you could say that this is a book tailored to me. Again, I think the book's reach is far broader than that: as a reader, I enjoy opening my mind to experiences that lie beyond my own world, as you can only really be enlightened by that which you don't already know or have realised. That's not to say that this book, as I have already mentioned, doesn't have any value for those to whom it appears to be made, such as me: far from it. Through reading the reflections of someone as perceptive as Murakami on issues we - well 'I', for sure - have all wrestled with or experienced, you are able to smile at a metaphorical moment shared and/or be comforted by a familiar problem or obstacle surmounted. Yes, I guess, for me, the time with this book was like time spent with a good friend: we talked, we laughed, we consoled, we supported, and then we went home. It was all-too-brief and we haven't changed the world, but the time we spent together was special and a great comfort to us both. And for those of you whose world of experience falls beyond that of Haruki, running and writing, you are, therefore, in a position to be enlightened, in some small way, about an aspect of each, which takes me back to what I enjoy about a book and, consequently, makes me think that you'd enjoy it, too. Which is a long-winded way of reiterating that I think there is something in this short book for everyone that, whilst not maybe world-changing, is life-affirming and entertaining, and isn't that really enough to expect? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Murakami the runner/author *by M***T on 24 May 2026* An insight into the mind of Murakami. His relationship with running and writing. 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