CH12: clarify that mining is not a race

1 year ago · 19107a26bc
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@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ effectively ends with the propagation of a new block that acts as an
 announcement of a winner. To miners, receiving a valid new block means
 someone else won the competition and they lost. However, the end of one
 round of a competition is also the beginning of the next round. The new
-block is not just a checkered flag, marking the end of the race; it is
-also the starting pistol in the race for the next block.
+block is
+also the start of the competition for the next block.

 === Aggregating Transactions into Blocks