Running, what to think about while running and good reasons to start running now.  Are you looking for a reason to get off of your couch and go out running?  Famous novelist Haruki Murakami can provide you with the push you need.

HBS rating: Expands your knowledge (heart and muscles too!)

Far better known for his fiction (Norwegian wood etc.) it turns out Mr. Murakami has some other interests aside from writing as well.  Running, it turns out, is one of his real passions.  He has been running for the last 25 years something like six miles each day with the occasional annual marathon thrown in. Haruki started off as jazz bar owner.  At some point he began writing his first novel, using a yellow pad and a pen.  No typing, no wordprocessing, just pure good old fashioned writing.

Once the novel was complete he sent the hand written original by post to a new writers competition.  Time went by and nothing happened, until one day a letter arrived declaring him the winner.  Life can be funny like that.  The manuscript could have been lost in the mail, or the judges could have given up trying to read his hand writing.  But luckily for us none of that has taken place and we can all now enjoy his books.
.. Which of course I do not read, because I stick to non fiction books.  So whilst I have heard of Murakami’s books the first one I actually read was his first non fiction, discussing his long time passion of running.

If you are a regular runner (like me) than you must know the real challenge is not so much running further or faster, but simply sticking to the plan and running on a regular basis.  What I talk about when I talk abour running does a pretty good job at setting all your Chakras in place so you are motivated for your next run..

There are two challenges in running.  The first is to actually start running. The second is, once you start runing, not to stop. There are many good reasons for why not to run.  First of all, running is painful.  You are pushing your limits.  And than there is the usuall list.. I’m too tired, it’s too cold, I have no time,  I have to run (to work)..It’s only after you run, that you enjoy the benefits of running.  Your back is straight, your muscels are all in place, your breating is calm, your anger is gone.

I don’t run for the sake or enjoyment of running.  I run because each hour of running has a tail of 23 hours of feeling great.   So what do I talk about when I talk about running? I talk about keeping fit, having an hour a day of quality time with yourself, cleaning out all the bad energies and feeling the body with positive energies.

Actually there isn’t that much to talk about.  Just go out and run and you will see for yourself.