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115th Boston Marathon

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Mr. Mutai,

First and foremost I would like to congratulate you on winning the 115th Boston Marathon. It must have been tiring. I would also like to answer why you can’t run forever. The main reason why you can not run forever is that the body needs energy. And when you run you tend to lose that energy, which can be regained. In order to regain energy you have to eat food, which provides macromolecules that gives us energy. There are four types of macromolecules, protein, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. And in those macromolecules there are monomers(smaller sub units that make up macromolecules). First, protein is made up of amino acids and helps speed up chemical reactions in the body. Second, carbohydrates are made up of monosaccharides(simple sugars) that …show more content…

Then, nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides and has the ability to make new cells. Finally, Lipids. Lipids are made up of glycerol and fatty acids. Lipids play a big role in the body, it provides cushion and insulation for the larger organisms in our bodies. All of these macromolecules and monomers are needed to make energy.
Our body produces energy called ATP. ATP is the renewable energy source for our cells that consists of 3 phosphates, a sugar and an adenine ring. ATP can be produced in two ways, through aerobic respiration or anaerobic respiration. Aerobic respiration occurs when there is oxygen, and anaerobic occurs when oxygen is not available. Also there are normally 3 phases in respiration, glycolysis, krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. During glycolysis the glucose splits into two

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