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ewanmac
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That was when I was still trying to get the club record, which was something like 273mi. I'd got within a mile or two on two occasions (Wales and ECCA) but both of them were done within a month of the 24hr so it's a lot harder to train up for that and THEN add the speed needed for 12hr. When they introduced the Newbury, which ran BEFORE the 24hr, I was flying and smashed the record by 20mi.
Yeah, the course record for D12/1 is much slower so I could very well ride the whole thing, set a power PB and still not break club record or 300. But then, it's the National so I'd have tried to better my last result which I think was a 7th place. So, there's always some little nugget of a goal I can work out to aim for to keep me going. But in this case, my hip stuff is back, my undercarriage is still healing and I have some weird lump on the palm of my hand which makes holding handlebars quite painful. Then there's the fact it's further away, slower course, we'd need extra accommodation and I only have the missus instead of 3 helpers and she'd have to drive all over the place for handups. In my head I'm not up for it, so there's just no way I'd commit to all that hassle with my body being in this condition.