Everyone who knows me, even a little, knows that I love running marathons. In fact, it is basically all I talk about for about 6 months out of the year. Specifically, every year from June to November, and I only stop in November because I want to talk about Christmas. Typically, people like to talk to me about marathons. They have lots of questions about “how in the world I do that?” or sometimes “why in the world I do that?” For the next couple of weeks, I’m going to post 2 blogs featuring everything you ever wanted to know about long-distance running. This first post is a Beginners Overview. I reference 'marathons' only, but its a substitute for any long distance. The second post will be the ‘nitty-gritty, no one ever told me that guide’ to becoming a marathon runner. If you’ve ever wondered if you could run a marathon, this post is for you. If you’ve ever wondered how to run a marathon, this post is for you. If you just like to read all the nonsense I write about,...