Whether self-imposed or otherwise, life often demands we make marathon efforts... From the archives of Sunday Miscellany, listen to Walking the Marathon, by Sharon Hogan, taken from the Miscellany 50 series, above:
I've always wanted to do a marathon, but I've always thought it would be an impossible feat. I could imagine myself setting off, could see myself crossing the finish line, but the 26 miiles in between?...

This essay appeared on the programme of January 25th - listen back here