Lyrical Lemongrass writes: 1. My heart soared like an eagle as I saw him hobble toward the finishing line. Haruki Murakami, in his book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, wrote, “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 the reason most people run.  Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.  If you’re going to while away the years, it’s far better to live them with clear goals and being fully alive than in a fog, and I believe ...