Answer:
The author's purpose for writing this sentence is describing the process that goes into prepping for a marathon.
Explanation:
This is reflected because it lists a step in that process of training for the race mentioned in the first part of the sentence "before the race"
I put C on my test because it seem most logical plus I couldn't find much to help me.
I believe the answer would be A ^^
This isn't an answer. There's nothing italicized
