Race Quotes by Haruki Murakami

When I'm running I don't have to talk to anybody and don't have to listen to anybody. This is a part of…

— Haruki Murakami

Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life

— Haruki Murakami

One of these days they'll be making a film where the whole human race gets wiped out in a nuclear war, but…

— Haruki Murakami

“I have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit. All I can do is…

— Haruki Murakami

“Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that’s the essence of running, and a metaphor for life—-and for me, for…

— Haruki Murakami

If I used being busy as an excuse not to run, I'd never run again. I have only a few reasons to…

— Haruki Murakami

I used to run a full marathon in three hours and 25 or 26 minutes. Not any more.

— Haruki Murakami

All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty…

— Haruki Murakami

Exerting yourself to the limit over and over again, that is the essence of running. Running is painful, but the pain doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

I have always liked running, so it wasn't particularly difficult to make it a habit. All you need is a pair of…

— Haruki Murakami

“As I run I tell myself to think of a river. And clouds. But essentially I'm thinking of not a thing. All…

— Haruki Murakami

The thoughts that occur to me while I’m running are like clouds in the sky. Clouds of all different sizes. They come…

— Haruki Murakami

Running taught me to have faith in my skills as a writer. I learned how much I can demand of myself, when…

— Haruki Murakami

“On the day of the race, as I run those very streets, will I be able to fully enjoy this autumn in…

— Haruki Murakami

By then running had entered the realm of the metaphysical. First there came the action of running, and accompanying it there was…

— Haruki Murakami

I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the…

— Haruki Murakami

Even if there were two of me, I still couldn't do all that has to be done. No matter what, though, I…

— Haruki Murakami

“And how was my time? Truth be told, not so great. At least, not as good as I’d been secretly hoping for.…

— Haruki Murakami

Sometimes I find it too hot to run, and sometimes too cold. Or too cloudy. But I still go running. I know…

— Haruki Murakami

“Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. If you’re…

— Haruki Murakami

For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise…

— Haruki Murakami

“People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they’ll go to any length to live longer. But I don’t think…

— Haruki Murakami

“When you see runners in town, it's easy to distinguish beginners from veterans. Their hearts, lost in thought, slowly tick away time.…

— Haruki Murakami

When you see runners in town is easy to distinguish beginners from veterans. The ones panting are beginners; the ones with quiet,…

— Haruki Murakami

“Of course it was painful, and there were times when, emotionally, I just wanted to chuck it all. But pain seems to…

— Haruki Murakami

“One by one, I'll face the tasks before me and complete them as best I can. Focusing on each stride forward, but…

— Haruki Murakami

“I just run. I run in a void. Or maybe I should put it the other way: I run in order to…

— Haruki Murakami

“No matter how much long-distance running might suit me, of course there are days when I feel kind of lethargic and don’t…

— Haruki Murakami

Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.

— Haruki Murakami

Reaching the finish line, never walking, and enjoying the race. These three, in this order, are my goals.

— Haruki Murakami

“I'm no great runner, by any means. I'm at an ordinary - or perhaps more like mediocre- level.But that's not the point.…

— Haruki Murakami

As long as possible, I would really like to complete one marathon per year. Though my time has been slowing down as…

— Haruki Murakami

People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to any length to live longer. But don't think that's…

— Haruki Murakami

If you're going to while away the years, it's far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive then in…

— Haruki Murakami

“When I am running my mind empties itself. Everything I think while running is subordinate to the process. The thoughts that impose…

— Haruki Murakami

I try not to think about anything special while running. As a matter of fact, I usually run with my mind empty.…

— Haruki Murakami

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you start to think, Man this hurts, I can’t take it anymore.…

— Haruki Murakami

I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves.…

— Haruki Murakami

I didn't start running because somebody asked me to become a runner. Just like I didn't become a novelist because someone asked…

— Haruki Murakami

“When I’m criticized unjustly (from my own viewpoint, at least), or when someone I’m sure will understand me doesn’t, I go running…

— Haruki Murakami