Comments on: In-body experience

By: swells

swells — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:52:59 +0000

I’m with Farrell–can’t even stand the thought of it–but you make it sound really delightful here, which is tough when I’m the reader. Great descriptions!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:55:11 +0000

I have very mixed feelings about running, which for me is mostly the bad kind of pain, but this post was a really interesting case for it.

By: farrell fawcett

farrell fawcett — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:04:23 +0000

I really dislike running. Very strongly dislike it. But this spring I started using a treadmill. On a few occasions I’ve reached that point of “breaking through” and have really felt amazing. It’s hard to get there. But it is kind of worth it. Kind of. I think.

Nice post!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:55:41 +0000

Ah, two of my favorite recent topics: running and Murakami. I have been on a tear since discovering him earlier this summer–Hard-Boiled Wonderland, A Wild Sheep Chase, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and Kafka on the Shore, all in a row. Maybe that type of obsessive tendency is another reason I enjoy running so much. Well, that and the absence of balls and scores (I am a klutz).

The NYT gave a rather tepid review to his running book, as I recall, but the reviewer’s issues sounded like they had more to do with poor translation than anything else. I’ll check it out.

#3: Perhaps “unguents” was TMI, but let’s face it–in mid-August, BodyGlide is a girl’s best friend.

By: g.a.

g.a. — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:35:53 +0000

This post, which I read over coffee as soon as I woke up, changed the way I experienced my morning run today, in a really good way. Thanks!

Also, “unguents” should be the word of the day! Everyone go out and use it in casual conversation.