A long time ago, I ran a half marathon. Now, I am not going to brag and pretend my finishing time was anything even remotely good (I must’ve banished the exact number from my memory).
But something I learned from the training is that something big like that, most can do it: it just takes a little bit of effort everyday, and gradually you build up to doing more. At first, you only run a mile, then couple of miles, and then four the next weekend and then six or eight the following. Eventually, after a few months, you can actually manage all 13.1 miles.
I don’t know if I’ll ever do that again, but I like feeling like I could.
Bearer of Pity 