The difference between them

Peppy sounding songs with sad lyrics: John Cougar's Hurt so good...as a kid I hadn't a clue what I was singing along to. How could it hurt, why would he ask for more and continue to call her baby through it all?

A day, a week, two weeks...it doesn't seem to matter.
"This is a marathon"

When I watched G run her marathon I wondered what had possessed these people to put themselves through such physical turmoil. Was it the accomplishment alone or was it all the sacrifices and self discipline they put into it just to participate?

Some runners need to feel their bodies moving in order to release themselves from their day. If they never run another race or cross an official finish line again they'd continue running for themselves.

What emotional marathons are worth running and is their any true choice in the matter?