Embrace the Fatigue and Spicy Skinny Pig Cake

The most frightening outcome of running the Boston Marathon for me is the pain of exhaustion.  Can I push through it?  In an effort to look for some reassurance, I consult one of my many infamous books.   Based on excerpts From “Running Within” by Jerry Lynch, Warren Scott. Fatigue is both physiological and psychological.  Glycogen stores become depleted and you become physiologically tired.  A message is sent to your brain “Why am I doing this? Let everyone pass, I can’t keep up”.   Those thoughts hold us back.  We end up becoming upset and anxious which fosters the feeling of fatigue.  [...]