In ¡°The Way of the Runner,¡± Adharanand Finn has written an entertaining account of Japan¡¯s obsession with long-distance running (and training). However, the problem is when he veers off the running track into the land of cliche. Consider this: Finn writes that bread only comes in packets of three slices, the moon rises like a paper lantern and Japanese men have an inferiority complex about their manhood.

The Way of the Runner, by Adharanand Finn