Aside from months of training, the results of your marathon start from days before the marathon. So, to start, let me tell you a bit about the days/week leading up to Marathon #3.
It had been difficult week. I was stressed out about planning a trip for not just me and NPY but extending the plans to two of his friends. The friends are easy-going guys so I was putting undue stress on myself. In general, I felt stretched too thin by training, work… and other stuff… that was culminating for …