Originally Posted by
Right Said Fred
In a crit, I could see doing that, but one of the races I looked at was a road race where Cat 4/5 starts at 9:00am and Masters 4/5 starts at 9:03. I assume that since in that case both groups are on the road at the same time, you have to choose one or the other.
Either that, or it's a really short race.
I'd say the 4/5 race, especially since it's your first race. You'll be racing these guys 9 more times, so you might as well get to know them.