but!
its no point the moment you don't have luck.
luck accounts for at least 30% of your race. like it or not, this makes or breaks your race. and i put it down to something really simple to get you some GOOD luck - karma.
example 1:
2 guys that i know were in the same urban race as i was. while they were still at their 1st stop, my team has already scored at an earlier location. my team gave them help to their 2nd and 3rd point. not only did we not get a thank you for helping, they sprinted off without giving us any help to the next location. i was annoyed, but i didn't realise how strongly this would come back onto them eventually.
they came in 2nd. however, its a FIRST-OR-NOTHING race. the 1st prize winners got a trip overseas and they had to be permanent residents to enjoy it. now, the winners were foreigners in my land; BUT unfortunatedly for the 2 guys, they are PRs.
see how karma bounces back? always in the worst possible means.
example 2:
when it feels like its all.. fated. i was in another race, where every single leg was somewhere at or near places where i used to work! lets see... i was working at the port authority, that covers vivocity and harbourfont. i worked along bukit timah road, where a 2nd location was. and at my latest workplace in orchard, the race location is directly opposite my current office.
this is fate. you can't beat fate.
karma and fate. how do you accumulate more of the good ones?
- pay it forward. return favours that other racers or it will be like example 1.
- be nice. when racing, we probably are too competitive to be nice. but, make sure at least you are nice off-racing hours.
- donate a portion of your winnings. this is a policy that i've stuck to. at least 5 to 10% of my winnings find their way to a charity which i select. previous year winnings have gone to tsunami aid, hurricane and earthquake relief in the region.
