I am a highschool sophomore who has been running for five years. I love to run, and have been on varsity consistently. However, a girl in my grade who just started running last month just beat me in a dual meet by 20 seconds. Obviously people might think this doesn't matter, but it is really frustrating. She now thinks she is a much better runner than me, even though j have beaten her in every previous race. Does she just have a lot of natural talent?
Not necessarily, you might just be really mediocre. She does have a lot more talent than you obviously.
Depends on the times run tbh
Congratulations! You just found a great new addition to your team, and your team will be a lot better for it. Help spread your enthusiasm for running and racing and hard work with your new teammate. There's no telling where you'll go together - farther than you would have gone without her, in any case. Yes, it sounds like she has a lot of natural talent, and with some consistent training, she could be great.
This isn't a knock on you or your ability at all. Surrounding yourself with fast teammates will only make you more successful and make your workouts better. You know what's worse than someone coming out of nowhere and running fast? Someone coming out of nowhere and running fast for the other team. Be glad she's scoring points for you, not against you.
I know it seems unfair how talent gets distributed and your hard work goes unnoticed, but you will see the same thing in nearly everything you do. Now is a good time to learn to find happiness in your teammates' success.
I had enough talent to run DI in college and posted a PR of 30:30 in the 10k, my main event. I knew I was decent, but I recognized I was not a top tier guy.
My teammate in the same class as me ran 28:45. We trained together nearly every day. Obviously he was able to workout at a higher level at times, but we also did alit together. We were friends but the substantial differences in our performance level was a source of frustration for me.
Years after college he was reminiscing with me and talked about how he wished he had found a way to compete with Sam Chelenga, the NCAA stud of our time.
I learned that competitive people will always want to be faster. That is a good thing. While at times I wished O had more talent, I am also thankful for the talent I had that allowed me to do what I did in college.
Be happy that your talent and hard work has brought you to the varsity level at your school. On big high school teams many athletes never make the top seven. If you continue to work maybe you will have opportunities after high school.
Your teammate might continue to develop, or maybe not. Regardless, do what you can with the talent you have. Racing is all about testing ourselves against one another and all you can do is make the best with what you were born with.
the girl that beat you probably played soccer prior to running. That's the only logical explanation.
allalalalal wrote:
the girl that beat you probably played soccer prior to running. That's the only logical explanation.
Or she got off the couch and has great genes.
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