The Way of the Runner Quotes

“Refined sugar, one of the worst things you can eat, which basically strips your body of vitality and health and has been famously categorised as a poison by the scientist Robert Lustig, is also less abundant in Japan – it is not typical to ritually finish each meal with a dessert like in the west. At the Ritsumeikan training camp, sugar is not on the menu at all.”
― Adharanand Finn, The Way of the Runner

“Most student runners here normally run about 800km per month.”
― Adharanand Finn, The Way of the Runner: A journey into the fabled world of Japanese running