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You've had a bad run at those 24h! I thought you'd gone further to be honest. Sounds like you're getting in your own head though and talking yourself out of a decent performance. It's all just arbitrary numbers though so I can understand getting out there and thinking "why the hell am I doing this to myself".
Unfortunately for me, I respond quite well to big volume, but I'm so sick of riding in this country and dealing with the weather and the twats that I just don't want to do it any more. I'm doing more turbo now which may or may not be having any positive effects. I mean, it worked for the 25mi and I wasn't too shabby for TABR straight after that (fucking seatpost, I need another go at it!) but it's not fun and it doesn't really simulate holding a position for 12 hours so I don't know if I'm going to be able to get a decent 12hr TT out of it.
I don't think I have an LTS now for 100mi but I'm only using them for training this year so not really bothered. But yeah, it would mean like a 2yr commitment or getting fast, smashing an early season one and hoping you got into a fast course later the same season. Every fucker is throwing cash at aero testing. I've done some but it bores the piss out of me and/or is expensive. I'd rather spend money on a house in Spain and go touring :)
I guess that's what happens - priorities change. If I had endless cash I'd just throw it at the Boardman tunnel and buy the fastest everything but I'll try and do this on the old Shiv, I might treat myself to a new skinny and I will have to buy a new helmet since I can't knowingly race with a slower lid if I'm going to put this much effort into it.
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Club 24 record should have been within my range. It's only 456 miles. Set in the 50's by the same guy whose 12 record I broke. But I've never done a decent 24. First time I had no clue what I was doing, then I had a wedding clash with it, then I DNF'd after a reasonable start after I panicked. Then I DNS'd because I had neck issues which made it too painful. That has gone on for 5 years but might be fixed now but not sure I want to do it enough - as you say, other stuff is more fun, plus with young kid can't get time to do the miles that I used to (unless I just cut down on working, which I would do, but it would mean doing all the miles on my own which I increasingly find too boring if on the same old roads).
The only reason I've not done a 4 hour 100 is that I'm too slow! PB is a short 4:10, on a good day on the Eatwall course. I've not even done a 2 hour 50, so it would need a bit of work. I've never been arsed to experiment with helmets so would need to get fully aeroed up and train to at least the level I was at 6 years ago. I really like 100s but I have no LTS's now and they have got a lot harder to get into so would probably need a couple of years to get a shot on a faster course. 100s fit in with doing some other stuff though, so am minded to try and do the ones I can make.