Which way will you vote?
 
Candidate 1 - With 13 days before the Marathon, Candidate 1 promises to run according to the schedule.  Candidate 1 will run a few hard miles throughout the week but will keep most of the miles very easy.  Candidate 1 is going to get more sleep.  Candidate 1 is going take time out of each day to think about the task at hand and focus on SUCCESS but is not going to obsess about the Marathon.  Candidate 1 will go to work, spend time with family and have a life.  Candidate 1 is not going to do anything different other than running fewer miles.  Candidate 1 is not going to try the new Pilates class at the Y.  Candidate 1 is not going to buy a mountain bike and try some trails this week, Candidate 1 is not going to try the caveman, south beach, low carb, no carb, or any other new diet for the next two weeks.  Candidate 1 is going to realize that food intake should be lowered slightly as the mileage decreases.  Candidate 1 is calm and confident and will not check the raceday weather until November 13. 
 
Candidate 2 - With 13 days before the Marathon, Candidate 2 is re-energized.  Candidate 2 feels awesome so Candidate 2 will get the extra training that will put Candidate 2 at the front of the race.  All goals will be met by running 45 miles this week including 7 miles of track work on Thursday and a 13 mile tempo run on Tuesday at a pace that is 30 seconds quicker than goal Marathon pace.  Candidate 2 feels so good, Candidate 2 can't stop running.  It's so easy to run, it must be a good thing.  It is the extra training in the last 13 days that will make all the difference.  Candidate 2 has hired a personal trainer and is lifting every other day, focusing on the legs to gain extra strength before the Marathon.  Candidate 2 found a diet online that guarantees increased red blood cell volume and greater mental endurance.  Candidate 2 is eating nothing but buffalo, squash, lettuce and whipped cream for the next 2 weeks.  Candidate 2 has found the secret shoes that no one else has ever worn.  These shoes are so light and fast they should be illegal, plus Candidate 2 found matching shorts.  They are cut funny but they are fast.  Candidate 2 also just received tickets to the Celtics-Lakers game in LA on November 14.  No problem, it came with a ticket on the red-eye back from La La Land.  Plane is scheduled to land at 5AM- no problem.
 
Which way will you vote?

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