I did 50 mins on the treadmill! All because....

I felt like the woman next to me was competing with me!

She kept waiting for me stop running, and then she would start running. Then when i was running again she 'd put up her speed faster and faster! So i did the same.

I was determined to keep running and beat her. So we were both running for like 35 mins straight, she was dying for me stop but i carried on until she stopped and got off! She was mad at me , but I was sooo proud of myself coz now I know I can run for that long...

that's hilarious! It's good that she pushed you to go above and beyond what you would have normally done.

Maybe you should run next to her more often? =)

Hahaha, that's great! Isn't competition a wonderful motivator? 

When I used to use the treadmill at the gym, I noticed that my buddy was always upping his speed and trying to beat mine.  I got some pretty fast mile times when he did that. =)

That will teach her, good for you.

You show that hussy!  Show her who rules the gym!!!  I always liked working out next to my friend Tom, cause he would try to go so fast on the elliptical that he would look RIDICULOUS and stupid.  So there I was, standing straight, doing my 150 rpm's, and he's hunched over like quasimodo trying to do 200...what a goober.

Omg, I hate people like that, hahaha. The "cardio competitors".

That should totally be a Fox Show! The Cardio Competitors!

We take two average people from two average american households and make them work! WHo shall win?!?!?! :D

Yes - competition movtivates me! Glad you guys enjoyed my story and can relate!

I was so glad it happened because it pushed me to a level i didnt know I could go to.. maybe she was my Guardian Gym angel! lol.

I usually do 15mins max, and then I'm 'FEELING'  tired, but it show its all in the MIND.

I totally do that too! I notice other people trying to keep up with me also. If I stand next to someone who runs retarded or breaths funny or loud, then I get outta sync. I have to be next to someone who has good pace and posture. I am a weirdo.

I DO THE SAME THING!!!! GOOD JOB! haha it always feels good to beat the competition!!!

Yeah- other people definatley motivate me, if the gyms busy I find I workout really well.

Glad to see y'all are like me, I thought I was just weird.

p.s. I was running for so long the wire came out my bra and was poppin out of my t-shirt..... oops!

I just let out the most retarded laugh! How funny, Caramell. I am a really bad sweater. If I run and it's remotely warm in the gym, I get the butt-sweat marks. That is almost as bad as your underwire issues! I can see guys checking out my butt, and it's not because it's sooo sexy. Yuck!

sooo funny!  I've got to share my story too...

I was running one time, and I noticed three guys running in front of me. I thought, hey, I'll see if I can keep up with them!  It was tough going, but after about a mile they noticed me behind them (hee hee) and invited me to run with them.  They were incredibly polite and encouraging and introduced themselves and everything!  Turns out they were triathlon competitors and were super impressed that I was running a lot... of course I couldn't slow down after all that, so I kept up with them!  They were doing a bit of a varied run (ie, 1 km at a certain pace, the next km at a faster pace, then back down.. etc), and when two of the guys went to speed up for their next 'fast leg', the third guy actually decided he'd keep running with me and said we'd just catch them on their next 'slow leg'!

They were so great, I had an entertaining, encouraging, and FAST hour-long run!  So sometimes that bit of competition can be awesome for you!

LOL! your stories are hilarious!

Shill- OMG the bum sweat.. its so embarrassing, especially when u dont whether there is a sweat mark or not..so I am soo paranoid!

tinamkz - good for you! i darent go in the mens sections, I stay in ladies..but would love to run with triathlon competitors!

LOL hilarious I can see myself doing that

woah thats such a good effort-you should feel very pround of yourself!

I don't get competitive, but I definitely use available motivation. A couple weeks back, I had the best run I've ever had because the guy in front of me on the treadmill was oh so pretty and running at the same pace.

I kept grinning like an idiot at his muscley shoulders!

Good for you. Show her who's boss!

I've done that before too. At the time it feels like a real competition, but then later I think "Jeez, I'm out of my mind!" But it got me (and you) to run faster/longer and get a better workout, so it seems like a good thing in the end.

hehe, I always work out harder if there's someone on the machine next to me than I do on my own.  Guess that competitive spirit does that to ya, eh?  Good times!

Lol oops I'm guilty of that ... chosing machines next to people just so I can try to out run them :P and in the pool too, if Im sharing a lane, I find myself going out to over take them. But hey, it pushes me, so it cant be a bad thing.

haaha! u guys are just like me! Well done to everyone!