The goal of long-distance running is not to be faster, but to be stronger.
"It's so painful, so sad, why can't I just give up running?
?Because all the cells in my body are ready to move, I want to feel the strong wind blowing on my face. "
Ten roommates from Kansei University's dormitory "Zhuqingzhuang" formed a long-distance running team. Under the devil's training of captain Kiyose Haiji, they started from scratch to the "Hakone Ekiden", the longest long-distance running relay race in Japan. These ten college students include two deserters from the track and field team, a pair of nervous and noisy twins, a handsome manga nerd, a repeat student who has been poisoned by nicotine for thousands of years, an elite with a strong logic and a poisonous tongue, a black foreign student who doesn't like running, and an honest and nice student. The young man, the king of guessing puzzles. These "players" didn't even know they were a track and field team at the beginning, and half of the members had no long-distance running experience. Can they create the greatest miracle in the history of "Hakone Ekiden"? Until the last stick, no one knows the answer.
Put the book review first:
Author: Zhou Changpu
I used to love long-distance running too.
Of course, it does not refer to the protagonist in the book, Ah Zou, who cannot find a more meaningful dependence in life other than running, but more like the other ordinary college students described in the book. Gradually inexplicably fell in love with this sport.
But I don't like inspirational novels at all. So I was a little surprised when I saw that a novel about long-distance running was more than 400 pages long. In this book, two former high school track and field athletes lead eight not-so-savvy college classmates in one of Japan's most watched long-distance races, Hakone Den-eki, and finally achieve a fabulous seeding team result. No matter how you look at it, it looks like the outline of a vulgar inspirational story, but it made me inexplicably recall a lot of past events in one afternoon, and then I started to ask:
Why does a person fall in love with long-distance running?
Long-distance running is a sport that has nothing to do with people, and there is no need to fight with people face to face. As long as you take a step and run, no matter how many people are watching, you can enjoy the feeling of strong wind blowing alone. Indeed, track and field competitions will also have slots and secret contests, but as a runner, the most important thing is still your own rhythm, not the interference of others. This kind of loneliness and independence is very important in competitive sports. rare. In the final competition, the prodigy endured a high fever and gritted his teeth and ran, but there were no other opponents in front of him. Do your duty and give full play to your energy. This is the only thing you should do during the run.
So long-distance running is also a lonely sport. In the long time, apart from thinking about the physical distribution strategy of running, the rest of the time is spent talking to yourself. The middle class now thinks of more and more ways to combat loneliness in long-distance running: using various statistical functions, comparing with others, listening to various podcasts and music, but no matter how many methods are used, there is no persistent idea, no People who are not afraid of a lonely heart cannot fall in love with long-distance running. And it is this kind of loneliness that allows people who fall in love with long-distance running to think a lot about their lives during the running process.
Everyone in the book has something on their minds, just like people in reality. But unlike us who are in a hurry in reality, they can fully examine themselves while the wind is blowing. I really like what the twin brother Makoto thinks when he is running: he has lived exactly the same life as his younger brother since he was a child, but in the future it will be time for the two to show their differences. The younger brother is better at and loves running than me. The road began to need to walk alone. ¡ª¡ªIn normal times, it would be very sad after thinking about it like this, but I can quite understand Seita's suddenly relieved mood when he was sweating.
Of course, running also has a goal, and in the process of accomplishing this goal, you will rarely feel regret. When playing ball games, I often feel aggrieved when I play, there is a burst of energy in my body that cannot be exploded, and I am still easily defeated by my opponent. But running is not. As long as you are serious about running, no matter whether the final result is ideal or not, you can tell yourself that you have gone all out. I am a person who is easy to regret, but I have never regretted any of my long-distance running experiences, because I always vomited beyond the finish line and exhausted my last effort-in this case, what else can I do? Unfortunately. Among the ten people who participated in the Hakone Pass, as long as they try their best to run, they will be worthy of their hearts.
So what is the purpose of running? In the book, Kiyose asks Kakuro this. But no one gave any answer, maybe everyone's purpose of running is different. Some people want to vent their energy, some people want to find their true self, some people want to exercise, some people just want to run. It doesn't matter. But when I saw Kiyose standing next to everyone again and again, drawing up training plans for them, gently advising everyone not to be impatient, and sometimes quietly accompanying everyone even if they were powerless;??He is gentle and calm, and his heart is silently burning with a raging fire of "even if he can never run again, he must run Hakone with everyone". I suddenly found that running can also have other meanings:
For the sake of Kiyose who is watching you and standing side by side with you, run together, ten people run hand to hand, two people run side by side. Even long-distance running can no longer be a sport that has nothing to do with people, a sport that is lonely, and a sport that is worried that you will not be able to face yourself without exhausting everything.
It's a pity that there are so many runners in this world, but not many strong and determined Kiyose.
But what's the fear of that, a strong wind is blowing your sky, and finally there will be a day when white light shines through the thick clouds.
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This book seems to have been amwayed by my friend last year, but because I personally hate running very much, it has been put on hold. Bright and happy story, I think it would be great if you can feel happy while reading the book.
I recommended to you the documentary "Queen of Cheerleaders" and the variety show "The Vanishing Genius-Tracking the Former First-Class Athletes" before. They are both about competition and dreams. The strong wind blowing in the sky is actually a disappointing part, but the appearance of clearing the clouds and mist is very moving. This novel seems to have anime, so I¡¯m going to make up for it on the weekend. In fact, my favorite sports manga for so many years is Slam Dunk. In the early youth manga, the weak beat the strong, but now everyone is too good, and there is less dream chasing. It's so much fun, sometimes I feel that it's too bullying to play with such a big name!
Tips for chasing dramas: Strong Wind Blowing and Cheerleading are relatively long, so if you chase after them, you can start with the variety show of The Disappearing Genius. There are still ten yuan left, which is very suitable for dinner.
Almost forgot, the Russian movie "Lore Munich" is also a bit similar to this one, it's very hot, please watch it.
Finally, I would like to recommend some bitter competitive or inspirational movies. I have pushed the cool ones before, so I will change the taste:
1. "I, Tonya"
2. "Love of Hundred Yuan"
3. "Million Dollar Baby"
4. "Little Miss Sunshine"
5. "The Pentium Era"
6. "Burst Drummer"
7. "What a Wonderful Life"
8. "The Shawshank Redemption"
9. Dead Poets Society
10. "Never Compromise"
11. "Same Car with Girls"
12. "Fantasy Drifting of Boy Pi"
13. "Golden Rooster"
14. "Slumdog Millionaire"
15. "Three Fools"
16. "Life is Beautiful"
17. "The Wind and Rain Haver Road"
18. "The King of Comedy"
19. "Cast Away"
20. "Eternal Sanchome Sunset"
21. "The Story of McDull"
22. "Indian English" (remember the website URL: www.hlnovel.com