Mostly compliant

I have two things going on right now that I am struggling with.
The first is becoming a vegetarian... again. Cherri & I were vegetarians many years ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. We fell off the wagon so to speak and lived life like normal folks pretty much since that time. Off and on for years, I have wanted to get back to eating meat-free. Eating meat-free is a lot easier these days and there are numerous meat 'replacements' on the market, most of which can be found at the local Walmart. The best are pretty good and the rest are mostly palatable but none of them can replace meat so don't get your hopes up.
If you are thinking of becoming a vegetarian, think of your reasons for eating meat-free. If you are doing it for moral reasons, you might want to skip the meat replacements altogether (at least until you get your feet wet). If you want to leave meat behind because you can't handle the moral issues involved then why be reminded each time you pick up a burger replacement? If you want to get past meat for strictly dieting reasons then the replacements are probably OK. But to remind you, the best are just good and the worst are downright nasty.
The other and totally unrelated issue is marathoning of all things.
I have taken to jogging a bit. I can go 5 miles without too much of a struggle but that is about it. In an effort to shake things up, I started to run and walk instead of trying to run the whole distance. Alternating has allowed me to go greater distances and not suffer too much afterward.
The alternating causes a conundrum to exist in my head.
I see running a marathon as just that, run the whole thing or stay home. I think that is why they call it running a marathon and not participating in a marathon. But I realize that there are probably very few folks that could actually run - or jog - the whole thing. I guess that is why there is a veritable cottage industry that has grown up around walking marathons.
I suppose that you have to do whatever you can to get through the whole thing without losing your veggie burger but I struggle with the terms. Run a marathon or walk a marathon.
I guess it is like a getting a degree in college. No one actually asks you if it took you four years or ten years. They just see the degree and know that you made it through. Maybe it is the same way with marathon medals.
I don't know, I just don't know...