Marathons are challenging, no matter how prepared you are. Everyone's afraid of the distance, as it depletes most of your body's resources to be able to run for so long. You'll see many runners struggling to muster up the willpower to keep going for the last 10k part of the race. You really have to give it your all to finish, which is exactly why I love running marathons.
Don't get me wrong; I'm not a masochist. I don't enjoy being in pain, and I'm almost always in pain when I run a marathon. It's inevitable for this to happen – the distance is just too long for an average runner such as myself to complete without any physical issues. My knees will start throbbing, and my hips will ache by the end of the race.
