Running is something that people do for different reasons. Some run to maintain health, improve physical fitness, lose weight, change their mood, or to beat a time, while others run to communicate with friends.
Yuri Suzuki, who holds the title of "Overseas Marathon Collector," started running to lose weight when she was in college, participated in her first full marathon, the Honolulu Marathon, in 2015, and discovered the joy of running overseas, and since then, with surprising energy, has run in 43 countries on four continents, except Antarctica, He has since run 53 full marathons in 43 countries on 4 continents, excluding Antarctica.
Her book, "Watashi wa Sekai wo Running Desu" (Tokuma Shoten), is an autobiographical essay that summarizes her interactions with people she met while competing in races around the world, the landscapes she actually saw, and all the experiences she gained during her travels.
From his first Honolulu Marathon in which he ran through the streets of Honolulu, to the civil war in Zimbabwe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Europe, he describes in a lighthearted manner the realities of the world that he witnessed firsthand through races in various countries.
A record of the thoughts and growth behind the overwhelming energy of one woman fascinated by the primitive act of running. Read on as a switch to get your head running.
I'm running around the world
What I have seen after running 43 marathons in 43 countries in my 20s
Author: Yuri Suzuki
Publisher: Tokuma Shoten (2023/12/22)
Language: Japanese
Book (soft cover): 260 pages
isbn-10: 419865753x
isbn-13: 978-4198657536
Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
Tokuma Shoten