This weekend I had a pretty good race, much better than I expected, and because of that, I scored a few points in the OSS standings. Enough points, in fact, to move into first place at this point in the season.
Note: It's ridiculous that I won a race, and beyond ridiculous that I would be leading a points series. I'm just not that good. Has the swine flu stricken everyone but me?
Further note: My position at the front right now can be equated to leading the train into the last 500m of a TdF finish. Sure, right now I'm winning, but I'll be swept under in a few seconds.
But anyway, that's the position I'm in, and I admit it's a bit of an ego stroke. But now I also feel like I need to defend it a little. A while back, I said I was dropping Peterborough from my schedule so that I wasn't racing all the time and dragging my wife all over the province. Well, now it looks like I'll race Peterborough. It's a sprint on the same day as a HIM, so again I'll be facing a somewhat depleted field (which is a huge part of my strategy to score points :). It looks like a fast course, so we'll see how things turn out.
Why am I so competitive that you can dangle anything in front of me (medals, points titles, etc.) and completely suck me in?
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Note: It's ridiculous that I won a race, and beyond ridiculous that I would be leading a points series.
Someone wise once gave me a lecture on "negative self-talk". He should revisit that lecture ;)
Why am I so competitive that you can dangle anything in front of me (medals, points titles, etc.) and completely suck me in?
Evolution. It drives both co-operation and competition, depending on the context. Your ancestors were carefully selected for their ability to competitively broadcast their superior reproductive fitness. Do them proud.
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