It's a long race. Even with all the running that I do and have done over the years. If I run too fast in the beginning of a race I will burn myself out. It's almost impossible to finish well. Sometimes life can be very trying.
Nothing seems to be going our way.
Circumstances leave us feeling harried or frustrated, and we may even reach the point where we are struggling to hang on. It feels like a rat race. It's life in the fast lane. All of us have been in that situation. We know how it feels to be pressured and have our backs to the wall.