I don't know if I would ever participate in a marathon - half or full....Its not that I lack the motivation or the dedication or lack the time to train....I just don't see the point. I would rather run a couple of miles every other day for the rest of my life than run that many miles just one day in my life....But few friends of mine did participate in marathons recently. I was really amazed by the enthusiasm and will of these rookie marathoners who did not relax even during the long-weekend breaks and successfully finished the run.
One interesting thing is that, they are just in to 12-18 months of their marriages. Of all the activities one (or even couple) can take-up on earth, I don't understand why marathons?? It makes me wonder, if it is really the enthusiasm to run or simply an excuse to run away from their new lives....I definitely don't know the answer....But definitely married-life or life is a journey not measured in miles....I have heard (just heard) or read that marriages do bring in a lot of changes in one's life or life style but marriages 'motivating' people to become marathoners is unheard-of or unread-of :) Who knows one day I might as well end up in one of these marathons.....for a good cause though.....
