Marathon
Hello there, When I was in high school, I was much different than I am now. In fact, I was not only lean, but downright skinny, and it was all thanks to running. I was able to run like crazy and never really get winded, plus the runner's euphoria when I thought I could run forever was the best. While in high school, I was hoping to do a marathon as soon as I turned eighteen, but unfortunately, it never worked out for me, because my fat percentage got so low that I had to stop running...and then I never got back to it. It turned into months of osteoporosis tests, hormone pills, and other horrible things, and really turned me away from running. Since then, I ran competitively a little in college, but ended up never getting back to the same degree of running. Now I just run for fun once in awhile, but it is more for fitness than for anything. Anyway, when I was planning for a marathon, I obviously did a lot of running, including the traditional rise and tapering schedules that m