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I'm working on a short story at the moment about a woman who trains for and runs a marathon both as a way of keeping a promise and honoring a friend who was killed in a car wreck.
How much of the training should I include? (For that matter, what is involved inthe training? I haven't researched that yet.) Or should I include any of it?
In a crit group that saw a very preliminary part of the story, the question was raised on if the main character would go through memories of her friend during the training and would the reader get to see any of that. I'm thinking that some of the same could be done through the course of the marathon itself, but then, I've never been in one myself so I really don't know. Does anyone know if this would be possible?
How much of the training should I include? (For that matter, what is involved inthe training? I haven't researched that yet.) Or should I include any of it?
In a crit group that saw a very preliminary part of the story, the question was raised on if the main character would go through memories of her friend during the training and would the reader get to see any of that. I'm thinking that some of the same could be done through the course of the marathon itself, but then, I've never been in one myself so I really don't know. Does anyone know if this would be possible?