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?
It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand. - Apache Proverb