I disagree. I finally competed in my first 5k this summer and was very proud of myself. I never was into running and could barely run a mile when I started. I also have severe social anxiety and HATE being around large groups of people. Seeing my time and even getting myself to go out compete with others were big accomplishments for me. But I worked hard to get there and training for this has helped me fall in love with running, so I think that's the difference between me and this ham.