You will read names of people you have not heard from in years, and wonder where they went. He knows where they went. We were taught to win at all costs, no matter what it takes. These were the messages we received that told us how sports were to be played. In team sports such as basketball, baseball, and football, this approach is the right one.
High intensity can make up for other shortcomings, resulting in a greater chance for success.
Now that we have adopted the individual sport of distance running, we need to un-learn these old messages. Wanting to beat our fellow runners is not acceptable in the PC 90s. We are told to run our own race and not worry about where we place. If we run our best race, winning the race or an age-group division will take care of itself. Besides, we all cannot win anyway.