I think the roots of my competitive urge come from my surprise win in a relatively small race when the fast chicks didn't show up - I was much slower, at the time, but I got a trophy, and when I came back and my husband jokingly asked, "well, did you win?" I said YES I DID! After that, I was energized!
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I hope to place in my age group someday, if I can find the right small race with a noncompetitive field. ;)
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So, good strategy :-)