Haruki Murakami: Boston, from One Citizen of the World Who Calls Himself a Runner ›
Haruki Murakami wrote an article for The New Yorker, discussing the Boston Marathon in general and the tragic events related to this year’s race:
In the past thirty years, I’ve run thirty-three full marathons. I’ve run marathons all over the world, but whenever someone asks me which is my favorite, I never hesitate to answer: the Boston Marathon, which I have run six times.
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Many people were physically injured at the site of the explosions, but even more must have been wounded in other ways. Something that should have been pure has been sullied, and I, too—as a citizen of the world, who calls himself a runner—have been wounded.
