I'm a literal marathon runner, and couldn't have said it better myself. Oh, also — you have to take frequent breaks from training and racing to recover between

I'm a literal marathon runner, and couldn't have said it better myself. Oh, also — you have to take frequent breaks from training and racing to recover between these damaging efforts to let your body and mind rest and rebuild. Overtraining (burnout) can and does happen and is incompatible with optimal performance, anyway.