She had grown tired and frustrated after slipping repeatedly on the dirt path. Eventually, the group reached the top, tired and sunburned, but successful in their quest. In the Catholic view, the summit of all exercise, the finish line, if you will, for all of the endeavors of our body, is holiness. St. Paul often compared the spiritual life to an athletic contest, an endurance race up the mountain toward God. So run that you may obtain it.
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things.