tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post4538692288846062368..comments2023-06-16T05:07:52.102-05:00Comments on Happy Healthy Runner: CompetitivenessHappy Healthy Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03823043949509406654noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-43319267244628758622011-07-17T20:52:34.141-05:002011-07-17T20:52:34.141-05:00hell yes I'm competitive. I love running on n...hell yes I'm competitive. I love running on normal days for the feel of it, but I wouldn't enter a race unless I had a goal -- and I will get that goal. no doubt. In fact, I think I started entering races because I would hear about friends finishing a half, and I'd be like "I can crush that time! I'm gonna go do it." <br /><br />competition is fun. races are, IMO, lame without it. Which is part of why I disliked the See Jane RUn race I did - they encouraged running for fun (i.e. chat and walk with friends) instead of for the challenge. lame. at least don't pay $$ for that.RoseRunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771324416061217852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-58934459293732198732011-07-14T09:38:12.561-05:002011-07-14T09:38:12.561-05:00Don't get me wrong - I don't thing there&#...Don't get me wrong - I don't thing there's ANYTHING wrong with being competitive!! I live for competition - ESPECIALLY with myself! I just think sometimes it's necessary to take a break and realize that everyday you're doing something GREAT :)Happy Healthy Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823043949509406654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-57005840055278298492011-07-14T09:06:24.940-05:002011-07-14T09:06:24.940-05:00I don't see anything wrong with being competit...I don't see anything wrong with being competitive! I'm really just competitive with myself--I want to keep improving on my own times, not so much to beat anyone else.Vanessa @ Gourmet Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927786555693446088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-80790067109935891122011-07-13T19:28:48.949-05:002011-07-13T19:28:48.949-05:00That's a pretty awesome time! I feel as if I&...That's a pretty awesome time! I feel as if I'm starting back from square one after having a baby, and it has been hard! It definitely reminds me of how far I was, and I keep telling myself that I can get there again!Melissa-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094028489523188335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-75622924336165765212011-07-13T14:33:01.480-05:002011-07-13T14:33:01.480-05:00I see nothing wrong with being competitive.. Espec...I see nothing wrong with being competitive.. Especially when it's against yourself, it only makes you work harder and strive to do better! <br /><br />Glad to know Sean was working ;) Has he fixed his other bike yet? We still need a track date aka me and you sit and girl gossip and the guys go jump dirt and be boys :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232327986077811622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-57531150399349862002011-07-13T14:25:27.824-05:002011-07-13T14:25:27.824-05:00HAHA Margs, you don't sound douche-y at all! I...HAHA Margs, you don't sound douche-y at all! I get pretty psycho about running too ESPECIALLY because of blogging.Happy Healthy Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823043949509406654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-28989592690404873452011-07-13T14:10:41.830-05:002011-07-13T14:10:41.830-05:00uhhh...btw...I feel like I sound totally douche-y ...uhhh...btw...I feel like I sound totally douche-y in my last comment. Please don't think I am, I just totally felt like I had to confess to how psycho I get about running :).Margot (fasterbunnyblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00877129847508475201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-40512511583347456512011-07-13T14:01:49.745-05:002011-07-13T14:01:49.745-05:00Great post. And yeah...nothing I do is good enoug...Great post. And yeah...nothing I do is good enough haha. Glad you feel the same way ;). <br />What is crazy (and i will confess on your blog) is that blogging has made me much more competitive. I get annoyed when I find bloggers faster than I am (there are a ton - I don't know who I think I am haha!). <br /><br />I would like to say breaking 20 in the 5k, 130 in the half marathon, and 330 in the marathon would make me happy, but in reality, if that ever happened, it would make me feel more competitive. Essentially, I want to rule the world and its frustrating that I can't ;).Margot (fasterbunnyblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00877129847508475201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-10795123450300042492011-07-13T13:53:51.545-05:002011-07-13T13:53:51.545-05:00I think it is great that you set goals for yoursel...I think it is great that you set goals for yourself. I think that pushing ourselves to achieve our goals is what makes us better at whatever it is we want to do! I love it, so keep setting those goals and striving hard to achieve them! I have a section in my blog that just lists all of my Running Goals and it gives me something to look forward to!Boston Bound Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617670777384752810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-7155843155668405822011-07-13T12:41:57.168-05:002011-07-13T12:41:57.168-05:00I am totally competitive with myself. But I love t...I am totally competitive with myself. But I love that feeling of success when I achieve a goal--even if it's just for me! So you should congratulate yourself for being able to run 16 miles! And LB should congratulate himself for even wanting to run to begin with. Love your energy here, Rachael! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-82050354092728573362011-07-13T12:30:59.118-05:002011-07-13T12:30:59.118-05:00Wow girl you are competitive... even just with yo...Wow girl you are competitive... even just with yourself. I'm a little competitive if it's something I'm good at... definately not running. I'm competitive at things like puzzles and games and math stuff. <br /><br />I'm not a huge goal setter. I'd always like to get better but I doesn't kill me if I don't. When I was younger this wasn't the case. Guess I've gotten slack in my old age.Tara @ texasrunnergirl.comhttp://texasrunnergirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544231677030734790.post-81383434063456412832011-07-13T12:30:49.259-05:002011-07-13T12:30:49.259-05:00I agree. As long as we got out there and tried run...I agree. As long as we got out there and tried running though it's not up to what everyone else is doing .. you're doing something that others always dreamed of.<br /><br />I'm a slow slow runner but I don't get winded after a few minutes of running and that's what I wanted to begin with and has achieved. Now I'm trying to run a little faster.<br /><br />Good job at getting out there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com