When I began this journey, my goal was to "finish a marathon." I didn't have a goal to beat a certain race time or another racer. I just wanted to finish! What happened along the way is just part of human nature. I joined Nike Plus and started comparing my average minutes/mile with others. In the half marathon race I ran during my training, I sprinted the last mile - all in an effort to BEAT a woman across the finish line. My focus shifted from trying to complete a goal to trying to WIN the race by beating the […]