Pain is inevitable, suffering optional Author Haruki Murakami loves the loneliness of the long-distance run. Which is how he found himself tackling his 24th marathon. But what about his dodgy knee? Has he trained enough? Tweet The novelist Haruki Murakami in Tokyo. Photograph: Sutton-Hibbert/Rex Features Photograph: Sutton-Hibbert/Rex Features This article has been removed as the copyright has expired