晴空下與你一起狂奔

by Maiko Seo, 瀨尾麻衣子, 陳嫻若 (Translator)

前方是你等待的身影，所以，
一路上即使孤單，我也能一直跑下去。

　　在這一段幾乎看不見終點的路程，都必須獨自奮力前行，不管身體如何沉重，即使肺部嚴重缺氧、心臟彷彿快要爆炸，我都不會放棄。

　　你問我，真的這麼喜歡跑步嗎？我的答案是：「不。」這麼辛苦的事，最好可以不用做。但是，若你問我，真的這麼高興參加驛傳嗎？我的答案是：「對。」因為，我喜歡掛上接力彩帶，承擔如此重任，唯有這個時候，我才有能稱得上是「伙伴」的隊友！
　
　　這個夏天開始，六個原本彼此誤解、不滿、懷疑的人，集合在操場上，在烈日下，奔跑於深山鄉野間，太陽逐漸溶解了每一個人周圍隱形的高牆，蒸發了彼此的不信任與厭惡；經過秋日與冬季每一天勤奮的練習，「還差一點，再加油一點」，已經成為他們最重要的信念。

　　這一次，他們不只為了自己，也因為等在前方的伙伴，拚命跨出每一步。

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 2012

Reviews

[V]

First time reading book by this author. This story captured my attention as it was about relay race in school. I was part of the relay team when I was in highschool. It brought back a lot of good memories.

The story was divided into 6 sub-stories, one by each character. Each character has his own story to tell - why they started running, how they reacted to others, and how they thought of others. The more the story went, the more misunderstandings resolved. This is a heart-warming and encouraging story. Making me wanted to go for a run after reading it.

If the ending was different, I might give it a 5 stars. Don't want to spoil the story. Hope you will like it as well.

[Momoko I]

熱い青春物語。ふと涙が出てきたシーンも。色々な登場人物がいて、楽しめた。

[Mariko Yamada]

スポーツ系学部の学生が読んでいたので読んでみた。高校駅伝の青春ストーリーである。ランナー一人ひとりのバックグラウンドストーリーを素敵な描写で、駅伝のタスキを渡しながら読んでいく感じ。最後は朗らかな気持ちになりました。
年末の忙しい時期に電車の中で読んでいましたが、カバンの中のこの本のタイトルを読むたびに、自分も頑張ろうと思わせてくれました。（笑）

[aku]

It was okay, not very engaging but easy to follow.

[Osame Osayande]

3.5