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Running Ugly

Does running bring out an ugly side in people, and should you be looking in the mirror as you read this.

      Everyone, whether openly or secretly likes "wants" to win, win overall, win age group, win locally. It isn't a sin to want yourself to do good, heck do great, it's what you have been training for the past months, years. But is there that grey area, that things are done or said that makes you re-think the whole "I never met an angry runner" "runners are humble good people" "runners want everyone to succeed".

      My own experiences, I've seen my own ugly side, & came to grips that there will always be someone out there faster, stronger, and it makes me want to improve myself, so thank you, but I have also had a lot of ugly things done to me as well, whether it was said to the running community or posted on social media, heck I even had runners make fake accounts to scare me. I have made a lot of friends running, specially running ultras, but I've also lost friends over running. I have made a lot of good decisions and probably the same amount of bad ones as well with running.

      So no one is perfect. Not every race will be PR, there will always be someone faster than you (unless you're a World Record Holder), and records are there to be broken. We should support, lend out a helping hand and cheer along with the fellow runners. Even if it's a small gesture, it might make a world of difference, and I have seen it. So this whole who is faster than who, and Im not signing up for that race because that person is in it, and I won't win, or I'm going to kick that persons ass, should stop. We get it you're competitive, you might be faster, but don't be an ass about it.

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