So… Running. I’m starting to like it. My Dad pointed out, “Kiki… We’re Vikings. We are not built for running…” I agree, but I’m really not in it to become a superstar runner. I need a Louisiana friendly sport since there is a lack of national parks and mountains.
I am a little competitive brat by nature but I am sneaky competitive. The funny thing is that people who I compete with probably don’t even realize we are competing… The sneaky competitive has started to come out on the track over the last few weeks.
1. If I get to the track at the same as someone else I will stay longer at the track than they stay… I get a ton of personal glee out of staying longer than people who get there after me. (Not that I stay at the track all that long… Like an hour.)
2. I get a huge kick out of lapping people. (In some ways that is so silly, because my glacially slow jog is nothing to brag about… BUT lapping people pushes me.)
This post makes me laugh, because I do this too, with unknowing competitors.
ReplyDeleteI'm a slow runner also, but I've done two half marathons. When I train, I try to lap people like you said, but on race day I just don't want to be passed by elderly mall walkers! My goals are modest. :)