When I was a kid, I was a pretty good runner, and there was nothing like winning a race.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.
I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way too competitive. We were seven or eight years old, and I had a very stern conversation with my relay team-mates about how crucial it was for us to win.
In my younger days, I loved to run. Although it may be hard for you to believe it, I did. And I did win a few races.
I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.
I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
When I started running cross-country and track in high school, literally every race was a failure.
I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.
I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.
I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.
I was the kid who never won the races... I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.