Find out what Geoff Roes thinks is so special about racing:

What’s So Special About Racing?

irunfar.com 25 Apr '12, 1pm

Find out what Geoff Roes thinks is so special about racing:

And this brings me to the larger point of this article. Training can, and often is, a very solitary thing. Racing, however, is a communal endeavor where the strength of the whole is far greater than the sum of the individuals. Competition, encouragement, and inspiration travel so freely at races that runners of all levels end up running much faster than they ever could on their own. This interconnectedness isn’t limited to individuals present at a given race. Often, it involves those who have run that same race in previous years, as well as individuals who have taught us or inspired us in other settings. When this all comes together on race day you end up with an event that feels more like a collective event with one single pulse, rather than a race among many individuals. Everyone ends up with their own individual result, but in the end it is the collective pulse that see...

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Recommended reading: Essay by Geoff Roes on the benefits of competition and the communal spirit that can bring out... [link]
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