This would not be a race, far from it. A race would demand a much faster pace and burn many more calories. A faster pace would also put far more stress on my body. The only goal was to reach Day Two in as close to the same shape as I had been on Day One. This would require two things: patience and calories. To disregard either of these would eventually result in failure. Run too fast, and the body would break down physically. Consume too few calories, and the body would not recover in time to allow another day of twenty-six miles.
