This morning at 9am in Brookdale Park, there was a lovefest of runners and walkers even though the temperature was registering 22 on my thermometer! It seemed everyone had the same idea at the same time: the sun is out, the roads are dry, there's no wind- let's go for a run! Those conditions are about as good as it gets for winter running.
When I got home, I thought about the book by Haruki Murakami entitled, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. The book is a combination of memoir, training log, and travelogue as Murakami, who lives near Tokyo, prepares for the 2005 NYC Marathon.
"Muscles are like work animals that are quick on the uptake. If you carefully increase the load, step by step, they learn to take it... as long as you take your time... they won't complain- aside from the occasional long face- and they'll very patiently and obediently grow stronger." (p. 71)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/books/review/Dyer-t.html
When I got home, I thought about the book by Haruki Murakami entitled, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. The book is a combination of memoir, training log, and travelogue as Murakami, who lives near Tokyo, prepares for the 2005 NYC Marathon.
"Muscles are like work animals that are quick on the uptake. If you carefully increase the load, step by step, they learn to take it... as long as you take your time... they won't complain- aside from the occasional long face- and they'll very patiently and obediently grow stronger." (p. 71)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/books/review/Dyer-t.html
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