Since my childhood, I’ve always had bicycles and I can’t remember when I started loving them. I always assumed everybody loved them. Only later in life, I realised that some people never wanted to ride bicycles. Many people a never learned how to ride one. Isaac Asimov, the guy who wrote Foundation and imagined Three…
Every year, I have a good a reason to avoid running Salt Lake Runfire, and this year the reason was, guess what, Covid. The organisers decided to go for only 100 miles or 160 K category this year, kindly inviting all other lesser humans to compete virtually using Rooner app. Check Runfire out for future…
My earliest “running” memory is only a moment. I remember running as fast as I can, from the living room to a bedroom, throwing myself on the the bed, panting, and feeling super happy. I think this is a real memory, because I remember the house, an apartment in Bahcelievler in Istanbul. Around year 1997,…
This book is not actually about “running”. It is hard to put a finger on what it is about. Yes, the writer has a running habit and claims to enjoying it, but be warned, there are no marathon training plans in this book. Is is more about, true to its tagline, “meaning and mortality. Some…
Children see things differently. They have energy, curiosity and imagination. Unlike most adults, boredom is not yet a problem in their lives. Discovery, curiosity rule their world. For most children, the most pressing issue is finding time to play. This is how they test their boundaries and learn. Is running “play” for children? As long…