Wow, it's been at least 8 weeks since I've been training for my first Marathon. To those who don't know, a Marathon is based on the legend of Pheidippides, a greek soldier/messenger sent from the town of Marathon to Athens announcing that the Persians have been defeated at the Battle of Marathon. It is said that he ran approximately 24.8 miles without stopping, and after Pheidippides arrived in Athens and read the message, he collapsed. What an amazing feat without proper training. To put this into persepective, you have to understand that when a human consumes carbohydrates it is processed in the liver and converted into glycogen. Glycogen is burned quickly by the body and most runners are only able to store about 2,000kcals of glycogen. Thats enough energy to complete 20 miles. But wait a marathon is 26.2 miles. Well yeah, after 20 miles runners experience hitting the "wall". Hopefully my training has increased my tolerence of hitting the wall.

In the mean time, I have to take care of 8 midterms and not train for a week, so my body recovers and my glycogen stores are fully stocked. Hopefully my midterms will keep my mind off the race so I don't have to stress about that.

Come, sit down in a circle as I tell you my adventure as it unfolds.