To Step or Not To Step?

My company instituted a wellness program last year. One of the events was an 8-week long Step Challenge. We were formed into teams and given pedometers. Steps from the pedometer counted as did "converted" steps from activities like swimming, biking, racquetball, golf, house cleaning, yard work etc.

As you can imagine, during the height of my half-Ironman training, my team was winning as was I. I did have taper and post-race recovery occur during the challenge, so I stopped posting huge weekly totals.

Every week, we would get an update on who won that week and who was in the overall lead from a team and individual basis. Going into that last week, my team and I were still in the overall lead on both. I won the individual competition for the last week and my team was higher than the nearby team, so I expected us to win. I wasn't there the day they announced the results about 6 weeks later. It turns out that somehow, both my team and myself placed 3rd. I got beat by a lady who did a lot of house cleaning and yard work and a young kid who played racquetball and golf.

Now, in the big scheme of things, who cares? It wasn't like the prize was some huge deal. My choice of activity isn't the be all end all. I guess my competitive nature got the best of me though and I had a sour taste in my mouth about the competition.

Almost a year later, they are having the second Step Challenge competition. Should I enter? It starts June 4, so will encompass most of my big Ironman training although the taper and recovery weeks will be in there too. I am leaning towards not entering. I'm afraid I will get too competitive and seriously, who cares and who has the time for tracking that information? Not me! Part of me wants to win though. Is that wrong?