Alexis Tarrazi after a training run.
GOSHEN — “A marathon is hundreds of miles. The finish is the last 26.2” – unknown.
I came across this quote a few weeks ago and it carries more truth to it than I ever considered. I am training for my second full marathon – the Hambletonian Marathon in Goshen set for Oct. 19.
The journey to completing a marathon is much more than running 26.2 miles. A typical training plan takes around 18 weeks or 4 months to train for. In that time you will cover hundreds and hundreds of miles leading up to the finish line. My plan – designed by Hal Higdon, a renowned writer and runner – calls for me to run a total of 462 miles before the start of the race and that doesn’t even include all of the other exercises you will do in between.
Aside from the numbers, running a marathon is an experience like no other. It’s a journey to finding out who you really are, how far you can go and achieving feats you never thought the human body could.
Alexis Tarrazi 