Let me just check I’m already done this work
I read the whole poem but what is the question? I will be happy to answer it for you if you tell me the question.
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"
Fool, idiot, unintelligent ..