broken chain on the 1st km :)

Yeah, I've never even had a puncture while racing (right, I haven't done that much). This year, I broke my chain on the first km! Had a chain breaker and quick link with me, but after playing with it for 10mins gave up and pushed the bike back to finish area to have it fixed:( (Hans, thanks for showing me the other day how it's done. I'll pay more attention next time. Still owe you a quick link - an extra one is in my Camelback for you. Hope to catch up with you soon!)
08:04am crossing the starting line again to get another chance. I knew, there is no reason to be a way too serious about the finish time anyway, so I took it easy and really enjoyed the whole race. If I didn't feel like riding a hill, did a bit of bushwalk and all sweet. If I take that 1hour 4mins off, this year, I was actually 3mins faster then last time - without any pain or harsh memories. Now I see that the broken chain at the start was a blessing:)