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A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and–even more important–on his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqual parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and includes settings ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens of sport emerges a cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after the age of fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 13.2 x 1.5 x 20.3 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57366160933244,"sku":"qwc1787987655856","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4146\/1372\/files\/what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about-running_1.jpg?v=1787987660"},{"product_id":"read-this-if-you-want-to-take-great-photographs-of-people","title":"Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs Of People","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead This If You Want To Take Great Photographs Of People is an inspiring book of conceptual starting points and invaluable technical tips for anyone, novice or professional, who wants to take top-notch pictures of people. 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