How do you eat an elephant?

Taking on the marathon Des Sables is a bit like eating an elephant, or at least I think it should be althouth I have done neither. The point I am getting to is that rather than be overwhelmed by the magnitude of the event you need to break it down into smaller parts. So today was a simple run as part of my run every day in September challenge. However the man flu (aka a common cold) was lurking around so I decided to work from home and see how I felt. My wife who is definately suffering from the cold, sneezed all day so staying at home may backfire on me. At 5pm and lacking energy I decided it was now or never. I completed a very short 3.28 miles and although felt hellish all the way round, by the time i got out the shower I could feel my energy coming back to normal levels. These "small victories" help condition your mind to "man up...". There are people really suffering out there so I should count myself lucky - I do. Tomorrow I am off to a three day intensive run camp and I think the phrase "man up" will come to mind more than once. But if I am going to succeed in the Sahara Desert in 7 months time I can't miss out the small steps on the way.