A lot of times you hear athletes including myself saying the main goal for a race or the purpose of competing in general is to push the limits. To do what you once thought was impossible. To push your mind and body to another level. Chasing that feeling, and then experiencing it is incredibly addictive. It is really a pure way of going about competing in endurance sport (or life in general) as your not so much comparing yourself to others day in and day out, but instead the