One can train the body to burn some fat when running even when glycogen stores are full. That allows to push the depletion phase past the marathon distance. But according to my buddy who runs marathons such training is in itself is rather painful.

I think parent meant that it may have been planned before the actual running. Also, forgetting one letter is less painful than having surplus letters.

By the way, if you look at that map, the path would require more spacing between the O and the G, because the vertical pillars of N would otherwise overlap with the vertical lines in O and G. Compare with the spacing between O and N in "BOSTON".

> 3h 46m, pace: 5:21

For the Americans like me who are briefly confused, that is per km pace. More like 8:37 per mile.