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Originally Posted by FrogMan
that's one thing I never thought would get me going as much as it has, to have times/paces to beat over specific distances. Even a simple Strava 10K challenge was a good reason to train for that specific distance and then to get it done in 43:11, by myself a Thursday morning at 5:30 am, I felt so supremely awesome and proud, yet had only my wife to tell to. Really, life is good...
FM |
Absolutely, the only person I ever feel that I am competing against is myself.
If I go out there trying to compare against others that have been running longer than me, or even those who haven't been running as long but may be more gifted genetically, then I would get discouraged very fast.
Instead, I look at where I was 3 months, 6 months, a year ago and compare to now and see what a huge improvement there has been.
I keep my workouts as workouts, but when I go to race, I always have in mind my previous best that I am looking to beat. If I surpass my personal goals, then that is what I am looking for. If I fall short, then I have something to double my efforts on for the next time.