Common App essay about track vs. the "overcoming adversity" angle

so i'm stuck between two essay directions and neither feels quite right. one is about my sophomore year when i was injured mid-season and had to come back as captain junior year, which is the obvious adversity story. the other is about the actual competing part, like the mental side of being in the last 200m and knowing exactly what you need to do, and how that translates to how i approach decisions (which is where the finance thing comes from, i think). the problem is the injury story feels like it's been done to death and my counselor keeps saying "colleges want to see what you've overcome" but the competing essay feels more genuine. like i'm not trying to sound humble but i didn't really struggle with the injury, i just came back and ran faster. it wasn't some transformative moment. the competing essay is also shorter and tighter right now but it feels risky because it's not explicitly about hardship. should i force the adversity angle or trust the competing one. also if i go with competing do i need to address the injury thing somewhere else (supplementals maybe).