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Comparing Ourselves...
Posted by
Stephen
on
Thursday, May 05, 2005 (CST)
A few thoughts on comparing ourselves to others....
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Hello TriQuest Participants...
Comparing ourselves...we all do it....its part of being human...its
inevitable that we compare ourselves to others...I think its
unrealistic to think that we will not do this...When comparing
ourselves to others we learn quickly the lesson that we have heard
before..."Life's not fair..."
Someone told me one time that there is always someone stronger, faster,
and better looking...reality dictates that everyone in our group has a
certain potential, and the level of our ultimate potential is different
for each of us...no matter how hard we train many of us are not going
to the next Olympics...
Actually, comparing ourselves to others can be helpful in gaging our
progress, spurring us on in training, or encouraging us to race to our
maximum capabilities...the danger comes when comparison causes us to
train in a way that is destructive to accomplishing our personal goals
or causes us to think less of ourselves...you have to know the
difference...
Its fun to watch the amazing athletes up front...to witness their
extraordinary capability...they can do things we never dream of...Scott
Tinley, a former winner of the Ironman Triathlon In Hawaii spent an
entire day watching all the finishers of this incredible event...after
watching the entire field from top finishers to the last, he remarked
that those athletes that seemed to express the greatest joy of
completing this event where not the top professionals but the ordinary
people finishing in the back of the
field...
Ever wonder what it would "feel" like to finish first in a race...you
may well find out regardless of where you finish in your first
triathlon...I truly believe that the pride and joy the first place
finisher feels will be no different than the joy you will feel when you
cross the finish line knowing that you did your best...that is
available to all of us, regardless of our potential..
The bottom line: its not how far you go that matters, but how far you
have come....
Onward!
Stephen on behalf of the TriQuest coaches
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