Yesterday, my wife competed in her first CrossFit competition. She did pretty well for it being her first event.
I used to be one of those people who claimed they were “anti-competition,” and that it wasn’t all that great. It was probably my most communist view. But, I’ve realized, it’s not that I’m anti-competition, it’s quite the opposite. I’m very competitive. I learned this last year doing my first Strongman competition. It started as a way for me to try out something new, and after the first event, I was in first place, and that immediately broke my brain.
For the rest of the event, I was worried about my placement, even though I started to taper off after the second event (where I injured myself.)
I ended up 4th overall, out of 20, and while sitting here now, I feel like that was a noble debut, at the time, it really broke my brain.
These days, I think I’ve worked through that a bit. I think competition, and challenging yourself is good, but I think letting it control your life isn’t. Be cautious, and know yourself.