I've often said to myself (and others) that if I could just train 12 hours a week, I'd be pretty good.
This thread has me thinking both maybe I don't need 12 hours and damn, no amount of hours will make me a Cat 1.
(Disclaimer: I'm a lowly 4 with no real desire to get beyond a 3. Geography is the main reason. There are exactly two races within an hour from here each year. Everything else is 2.5 hours away. To race enough to get any points, let alone enough to go 4->3->2, would require way more travel than I can handle. 5 hours in a car with a toddler, a hotel room, and time away from home is too much or one (maybe two) 45 minute race.) (Sidenote: There's only like 2 road races in Illinois these days...it sucks. 2.5 hour drive is easier when I'm racing for 2-3 hours.)