If anyone comes flying by you in a *race* and someone says something like that to motivate you, chances are you're never going to catch them unless:

a) You're coming out of T1 fumbling with your shoes or something.
b) You're in the last 100-200m of the run and you're able to surge to the line.

That person is just plain faster than you.

If you're on a training ride/run however, and you're just kind of dicking around and someone comes flying by and says something, then I think that can be used as kind of a carrot to go a little harder. If you're in a race and you try to catch up, chances are you're going to blow your load and screw up the rest of your race.

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Steve Johnson
DARK HORSE TRIATHLON |

Never thought of putting it that way, but the last sentence pretty much sums it up. So I guess I could say "I'm glad I didn't blow my load... um, in front of everyone." haha