I found myself running with Allyson. And man beside her, Go. At 25 miles, though utterly spent, I knew I could finish. With hands raised and 26.2 miles behind me, I passed under the balloon-arch finish line at 4 hours 29 minutes and 33 seconds. I had never run any farther.
Life is much more of a marathon than a sprint.
The race every human runs takes continual training, strict discipline, absolute tenacity and lots of fans. Don Follis is an Urbana minister.