diff --git a/ch10.asciidoc b/ch10.asciidoc
index 4f53364f..222159de 100644
--- a/ch10.asciidoc
+++ b/ch10.asciidoc
@@ -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