Not too long ago I read Haruki Murakami’s What I Think About When I Think About Running and Christopher McDougall's Born to Run : The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Ru

Not too long ago I read Haruki Murakami’s What I Think About When I Think About Running and Christopher McDougall's Born to Run : The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners , and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. Both are quite good, worth reading. Running these durations and distances is just plain amazing. I liked Murakami for the inner thoughts of a runner, and he talks about marathon runs as well. McDougall's book almost seems unreal, and the coverage of appropriate running style and footwear is very interesting.