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Lining up along the starting line are the rookies and the veterans. Among them is Joel Haug, a rookie. What lies ahead for Haug, Atchison junior, is the uncharted territory of exhilaration, pain and unexpected friendship unlike anything he's ever experienced. As the race is about to start, he is more curious than nervous. How would his body handle 26.2 miles?
WHAT IT'S LIKE // TO RUN 26.2 MILES
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As he remembers that day last spring, he says the first few miles of the 2010 Kansas Marathon were very relaxed. During his one-month training period, a typical workout would
be about six miles. He knew how to do this. So far, so good.
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Runner's world. Training for a marathon and running the event are two different things as Joel Hang. Achchion junior discovered. Hang experienced cramping and dehydration.
One of Haug's friends passed him around mile eight. He viewed this as a taunt — a dare to catch-me-if-you-can. He broke away from his pack, accepting the dare. Haug picked up the pace and caught him by mile 19. But he had lost a lot of energy. Dehydration was on the attack. A water station at each mile was not enough.
With three miles to go, Haug had to keep stopping to stretch and get the knots out of his calves. He spotted a stranger who was doing the same thing, but the stranger had a water bottle. Haug asked for a drink, and the water bottle became the relay baton that would encourage them to get to the finish line. "I really think you should take advantage of those going through the exact same thing as you," he says. "You really get a bonding experience."
After three hours and 43 minutes, the pain persisted, but Haug crossed the finish line with relief. "It's one of those things that you want to do in your lifetime. I feel like you're never in better shape than you are in your college years."
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