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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No experience with marathons. Honest question, not trying to be snarky so please don't do the same to me. But 4 hours a day? Wow, with a family left at home. It's honestly shocking to me.[/quote]

Yes, I'm PP and when I was much younger I did marathons.  Say you have a 15 or 20mi run scheduled.  To make the math easy let's say you're running a 10min/mi pace.  That's 6mph so you're talking a 2.5-3.5hr run.  Throw in the time to get ready (including possibly driving to and from your running location if you don't simply run from your front door), time to stretch, and then showering and eating when you get home and yes it easily adds up to a 4hr day.  Plus, you're probably tired and will want a nap.  And that's just the long-run.  You'll also have multiple other 30-90min runs during the course of the week.

A marathon is no small commitment.  Nothing wrong with it if both partners are in agreement about how to make it work for their family, but it's definitely not 30min a couple of times a week.[/quote]

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