In my personal life, running a marathon was something that none of my friends had done.

在我的人生当中，跑马拉松是其中一件我的任何朋友都没有做过的事。

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Running a bank is like running a marathon: getting a fast start doesn't assure success.

经营一家银行就象跑一场马拉松：起跑很快并不能确保胜利。

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If running a marathon were simple, there would be no challenge as everyone would be able to do it.

如果跑马拉松很轻松，那对你就没有挑战了，因为每个人都可以完成。

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Then there was a woman who likened her one-year breastfeeding goal to running a marathon (she had completed two).

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There is simply no substitute for plenty of training when running a marathon.

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But getting from where you are now to where the organization needs to go can often feel like running a marathon.

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