It’s taken me a hot minute to write the second half of this post, mainly because I’ve actually been living it. I’m scheduled to do my 2nd 20 miler- my last long run- before the glorious taper. If you read the last post, then you have a general overview of what to expect of long distance running. If you didn’t read the last post, this one probably isn’t going to mean much to you. If you're still reading this post, it means I didn’t scare the bejesus out of you with my first marathon post . Welcome back. Let’s just jump right in. These are the nitty-gritty details that no one really talks about when it comes to running marathons. You need to know about the shoes, the mental game, the financial obligations that I discussed in the first post- but the information in this post is not NEED to know, it’s just NICE to know. 1. Start with short distances If you're an aspiring runner, but never really got into it. It's not too late. A marathon might seem like as likely as marry...