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frank9755
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Ah right. I can't remember what previous editions ran at. I normally tell people there's 900ish apps and 300ish get spots but maybe that was earlier editions. Wonder how many women applied last year? Has that number gone up?
Problem is my biggest aero improvements were using a helmet I don't own and getting into a position that might not be sustainable for the 12hr, let alone doable at all with my beer gut. So, the weight isn't the issue so much as the paunch I'm now trying to make disappear. Anyone got any meth?
The one thing I've got going for motivation at the moment is simply that I've targeted the 12hr. In theory that should be enough to at least get me to the start line is some kind of shape. Whether or not I can hold the necessary power at the event as well as not fucking something else up, that's another matter.
I'm surprised you've not done a 4hr 100. I thought that'd be right up your street and pretty achievable. I'll probably try and do some 100s this year just for shakedown rides with no real goal for a fast time.
The only other 'big one' for me to go for would be an 18min 10mi. I've kinda done everything else and that's why I don't race TTs so much. For me it was almost always about numbers or club records, not winning races, and once the big ones are done, chipping off arbitrary chunks of time is a bit meh compared to racing around Spain, etc :)
What's your club 24hr record? Who's got that one? Surely one for you to get, no?