India, Jan. 17 -- So, your friend is running a marathon. Naturally, you want to be supportive. But cheering from the sidelines on race day is only half the job. Training starts anywhere between 16 to 20 weeks earlier - that's nearly five months of pre-dawn alarms, long runs on unforgiving city roads, cancelled plans, sore legs and the kind of mental gymnastics usually reserved for bad breakups. They're going to need a hype buddy. No, you don't have to start running yourself. You don't even have to understand what a pace, split or negative split is (insert Confused Math Lady GIF here). This is how to show up for your marathoner friend - before, during and after race day - without pulling a hamstring. Training for a marathon is physically exhausting and mentally brutal. Scheduling post-run hangouts can help keep your friend's spirits up. While training for the Berlin Marathon, held in September 2025, Shah says it was nice to end her runs with coffee hangouts. "It instantly made me feel better, and also helped me process the distance I'd covered."...