It is a race, but more of an unlimited time cross-country marathon.
Right now you're just two random people/teams showing up at the same starting line. They have a bit of head start, but the chances that over the course of months/years you'll be able to cover the same distance are virtually nil.
It's far more likely that either they'll be able to run circles around you or, hopefully of course, that you'll be able to execute an order of magnitude better than them.
Right now, there's absolutely no way of knowing which one it is. For all you know they could have already exhausted their runway and the team might be falling apart as we speak.
So for now don't worry too much and just focus on your ability to execute.
Right now you're just two random people/teams showing up at the same starting line. They have a bit of head start, but the chances that over the course of months/years you'll be able to cover the same distance are virtually nil.
It's far more likely that either they'll be able to run circles around you or, hopefully of course, that you'll be able to execute an order of magnitude better than them.
Right now, there's absolutely no way of knowing which one it is. For all you know they could have already exhausted their runway and the team might be falling apart as we speak.
So for now don't worry too much and just focus on your ability to execute.