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Old 09-25-07, 08:58 PM
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whalers86
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same here

Hey...it if makes you feel any better, my first race was also in Bedford in the Mens Cat 4 and I had an equally ugly experience. In fact, since you started about 60 sec. after us, you might have seen me....I was the guy who crashed in the first quarter mile. I've been a pretty successful road racer and cross country runner, so I was thinking that I'd be competitive in a "Beginner" race, but definately not the case. In fact, I sort of question how "beginner" some of these guys were. Like you, I felt as if I was the only person in the ~40 person or so field who was actually doing his first race. I ended up mid-pack, but struggling to do so.

Anyways, I figure that the only way I'm really going to improve is if I just keep racing. Competing with good people just makes you better. Good luck!
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