be over. but coming to the end of the second lap and seeing that were only two laps left gave me . . . well, let's call it hope. so i was able to push through the final two laps. there was one other woman whom i passed in the first lap and then worked really hard to hold her off through the next three laps. and i did!
i managed to finish in 6th place out of 12, which is a far cry from second-to-last. and i was happy with my performance. i still think that i can do better. i think i could win. but it's only my second 