You put in the work, and you had the balls and consistency to compete. That's more than most(myself included) can say. I'm just too **** lazy, tbh. Kids tend to make stuff like this impossible. At least until they get older...

Anyways, you got the experience, and that counts for a lot. You've obviously learned from it too, so it wasn't a total bust.

Btw, how is your MA training going? Do you feel they are interfering with each other?