for me it has nothing to do with competitive instinct and everything to do with the fact that i live 15 miles from my job. time. time. time. time. time. time. time............ we never seem to have enough of it.

if i lollygagged my way along at 10mph, it would take me nearly 2 hours to get to work in the morning, once stop lights and traffic are factored in. by pushing myself pretty hard i can usually keep it under an hour, which is a much more practical amount of time to spend getting to work in the morning.