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To run the 113th Boston Marathon with minimal preparation I have to condition my body for constant and repetitive motion for at least five hours.\xa0 What\u2019s more, I must be able to carry the weight of my body on a gradual 16 mile course into Newton Lower Falls, up the hills of Newton and over a goofy little speed-bump, and finally down the other side past mile 22 with as much strength as I have left.\nTraditional marathon training programs begin with a base and gradually work up to build strength and endurance, so this training program, more than the race itself, is the real test of how well the maintenance miles I\u2019ve been running can prepare me for a race like the Boston Marathon.\nBoston is more than just a race, and my efforts in these five weeks will be exhausting, painful, time consuming and demanding: but that\u2019s what I\u2019m compelled to do\u2026and if there is such a thing as a siren song from the island of Sirenum Scopuli\u2026the song I hear is coming from Hopkinton Massachusetts and I can\u2019t help but show up on Patriots Day, ready to run as best I can.\nShow Links:Fdip Blog of the Week: Featured PodCast: Early Morning Runner\u201cA Cautionary Tail\u201d by Matthew Ebel at