You do love what you're doing. Obsessing over the results and times and analyzing your race. Pacing is so important. (something I need to learn)
You did a great job to harness perserverance to finish that race. Congrats.

Officials are so strict in our races. The girl with the earphones would have been DQ'd not only for the earphone violation but talking back to the ref. People get DQ'd for going over the centre line on the road, not putting on their helmet on before unracking the bike, blocking..the list is endless. I don't understand why people don't read the rules..or don't think that the rules apply to them...