London-Edinburgh-London 2013: The thread

[stevevw]

I am half thinking of riding Edinburgh to London (well Watton at Stone) over three days at the end of March as 3 x 200's DIY's
As part of LEL training and to see how I feel riding three days on the trot and to have a look at the return route. Train up to Edinburgh on Thursday 28th March, I will try and find Youth Hostels or B&B's for each night stop. So any of you fancy it send me a PM and we can maybe sort something out.

 

[middleagecyclist]

I am half thinking of riding Edinburgh to London (well Watton at Stone) over three days at the end of March as 3 x 200's DIY's

Interesting. I'm planning to ride Thirsk to Edinburgh as a DIY300k as prep for the LEL and part of an SR, likely sometime around April/May. Can't join you for your 3x200k's but if anyone wants to ride with me they are very welcome. I'll post more details when I have a date and confirmed the route.

 

[stevevw]

Interesting. I'm planning to ride Thirsk to Edinburgh as a DIY300k as prep for the LEL and part of an SR, likely sometime around April/May. Can't join you for your 3x200k's but if anyone wants to ride with me they are very welcome. I'll post more details when I have a date and confirmed the route.

Would be interested if you started in York only another 40k. I can get a train from Stevenage direct to York and I guess any of those in London could easily do the same.

 

[oldfatfool]

Hi Andy,

I certainly hope so!

As for the recovery time, I didn't mean be sufficiently recovered so that I was even remotely fresh every day, just be sufficiently recovered so that I can actually get back on the bike at all!

The idea is to not bother getting off the bike

 

[middleagecyclist]

Would be interested if you started in York only another 40k...

Only another 40k! I could be persuaded but it's getting nearer a 400k. I'll look at the route and see how much time i am allowed from the wife. I am fitting this around work and family you know...

 

[tubbycyclist]

Only another 40k! I could be persuaded but it's getting nearer a 400k. I'll look at the route and see how much time i am allowed from the wife. I am fitting this around work and family you know...

May as well ride to York and make it a 600

 

[middleagecyclist]

May as well ride to York and make it a 600

You coming as well then?

 

[mcshroom]

I'm pretty certain you can get through trains to Thirsk from London (Grand Cental run them). If not then it's only one change at York

 

[JohnTCC]

I am half thinking of riding Edinburgh to London (well Watton at Stone) over three days at the end of March as 3 x 200's DIY's
As part of LEL training and to see how I feel riding three days on the trot and to have a look at the return route. Train up to Edinburgh on Thursday 28th March, I will try and find Youth Hostels or B&B's for each night stop. So any of you fancy it send me a PM and we can maybe sort something out.

Uumm..... I am not too far from you and this could be really good training for LEL

 

[Nebulous]

You mean I'm going to need to train for it???

 

[martint235]

You mean I'm going to need to train for it???

Nah. I'm not. Seriously, this will be easy. Not a walk in the park obviously, unless your walk in the park is 1440km in 4 days.

Personally, and it's up to you, I don't think you can train for this. I won't be doing anything special apart from a hint from zigzag to avoid coffee for a few weeks (enhances its effect). Ride your bike, a lot, do LEL. Pick up medal.

YMMV

 

[Tynan]

Ride your bike, a lot.

ride your bike a lot !== training?

 

[vorsprung]

Entries for the 2013 London - Edinburgh - London 1400km audax open tomorrow.

My blog here https://audaxing.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/london-edinburgh-london/ has an account of how it went for me in 2005, in case anyone would like to read yet another report of how it goes

 

[martint235]

Entries for the 2013 London - Edinburgh - London 1400km audax open tomorrow.

My blog here https://audaxing.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/london-edinburgh-london/ has an account of how it went for me in 2005, in case anyone would like to read yet another report of how it goes

Thanks for that. Now I can't decide whether or not to be terrified. Oh well it's too late to start worrying about it now.

 

[vorsprung]

Thanks for that. Now I can't decide whether or not to be terrified. Oh well it's too late to start worrying about it now.

My little story of LEL 2005 shouldn't terrify: I got to a control and there was nowhere to sleep but I managed to ride the next day. My light broke but it got fixed in the end. I wasn't that fit and I was on a slow bike but I still finished with 8 hours in hand