Originally Posted by
Dudelsack
I thought randonneuring was about the joy of the journey, not about crushing the souls of the weak and the sick.
If your soul might be crushed because someone came in before you, randonneuring might be good medicine for that soul. When you come in in the middle of the night, hurting but still riding strong, finishing with new-found friends, you may find you really don't give a flying **** that Jan came in 4 hours ahead of you. OTOH, if DNF next to your name fills you with shame rather than determination, randonneuring may not be for you.