What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
After a jog around the block, Layla collapsed on the couch and declared with a wheeze, "Well, I'm ready to run a marathon."

 - Layla plans to run more.
 - Layla was out of shape.
The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Ready to run a marathon ironically suggests that Layla was out of shape. She was actually far from ready to run a marathon.