Your common marathon questions answered

1. How long have you been training? 6 months
2. How do you know how far to walk? We have a handy, dandy training guide from some random website I found. How could we possibly be steered in the wrong direction from something online??
3. What's the farthest you've walked? Between 20 and 21 miles. Multiple sources have told us that a majority of training guides tell you not to train more than this.
4. Seriously, you've only gone that far? How will you get to 26.2? Determination, adrenaline, and not wanting to lose face after telling every single one of my friends, family, and random strangers that I'm doing a marathon.
5. Do you think you'll make it? Yes.
6. Why are you doing this? For fun. Yes, that's what it's called in my world..."fun."
7. Do you get out much? Apparently not.
8. Your t-shirts are great. Where did you get them? Well, we got them locally and they were a steal at $13 plus tax. If you ever want to make t-shirts for some hair-brained scheme that you got yourself into, let me know and I'll give you the company's name.
9. Do you think you'll make it under 7 1/2 hours (which is when they take down the finish line)? We're committed to focusing during the race and finishing in under 7 1/2 hours.
10. Do you eat anything during the race? Yes. We try to for a combination of complex carbohydrates, protein, and electrolyte drink (this is known by non-elite athletes such as ourselves as "a peanut butter sandwich on multi-grain bread and Gatorade."). In addition to that, there's usually some sort of banana or protein bar that goes along with it.
11. Will you cry at the end? No.
12. Will Connie cry at the end? Very likely
13. Will Jamie? I'd say a moderate likelihood. She may fall to peer pressure from Con.