As a reader and a runner I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this book. It's a memoir about running by an acclaimed Japanese novelist and short stories writer. He's very self-deprecating and down to earth, even as he's describing an ultra-marathon or a triathalon. I've read one of his short story collections, and it's really great to find an author I had never heard of 2 months ago. Can't wait to read more of his work.