Before I was an athena I had no choice. Now that I have a choice- I'll race as athena when it's offered. There are some fast chickies in the athena, tho. Some of them are size 4's and super fit, but because they are so tall they can qualify as an athena (so not fair, IMO). I wish they had a "short and chubby" category so I could really compete with my peers.

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