Running With Malcolm Gladwell: Arguing About the GOAT, and Sharing What Running Teaches for Life | Meta Bulletin
It is a commonly shared sentiment that running is like life. In What I Talk About When I Talk About Running , Haruki Murakami writes:
“If you’re going to while away the years, it’s far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive than in a fog, and I believe running helps you do that. Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual l... See more
Enjoying the Journey
Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that’s the essence of running, and a metaphor for life—and for me, for writing as well.
Haruki Murakami • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
For that matter, few ideas are as crazy as my favorite thing, running. It’s hard. It’s painful. It’s risky. The rewards are few and far from guaranteed. When you run around an oval track, or down an empty road, you have no real destination. At least, none that can fully justify the effort. The act itself becomes the destination. It’s not just that
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