Also, I must say, that without the encouragement, wisdom, advice and lending of some equipment by @Trickedem , I wouldn't have even embarked on this mad adventure.
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Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
You haven't shared your start time, Matt
matticus
Guru
oh, err ... 10:15? Or similar .. I'll try to dig out the email later. Some time suitable for a gentleman of leisure, anyway!
And if I hadn't embarked on this mad adventure my house wouldn't be rapidly filling up. It's going to be a great event
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Luckily you can finish LEL in time without doing a single 300km day.
matticus
Guru
How about 250km? [asking for a friend ...]
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Given you're not riding this time, and to help a friend's planning, do share a recommended itinerary which achieves this, using the controls for any break (aka sleep stop) between those days.
I know you'll get vicarious enjoyment from this. Once a rider stops 'short' at Louth (247) to avoid the >300 to Hessle, it become hard to avoid at least one >300 day.
| Writtle | 0 | |
| Northstowe | 90 | |
| Boston | 193 | |
| Louth | 247 | |
| Hessle | 305 | 305 |
| Malton | 373 | |
| Richmond | 467 | |
| Brampton | 581 | 276 |
| Hawick | 654 | |
| Moffat | 725 | |
| Edinburgh | 807 | |
| Innerleithen | 846 | 265 |
| Eskdalemuir | 895 | |
| Brampton | 955 | |
| Richmond | 1067 | 223 |
| Malton | 1161 | |
| Hessle | 1227 | |
| Louth | 1286 | |
| Boston | 1342 | 275 |
| Northstowe | 1445 | |
| Henham | 1495 | |
| Writtle | 1539 | 197 |
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
An excellent conundrum. I'd make a spreadsheet if I had time but I suspect you already know the answer
How about volunteering for a few days then you will have a guaranteed entry to the next edition.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Here you go, you forgot the pop up dormitories if you are going to include additional restrictions. This schedule takes a day to mean 24 hours. So if you start at 1200 Sunday, you have till 1200 Monday to hit the approx min 290km / day or so. Thus day 1 you sleep after 248km, but by 12 Monday have passed 290km, day 2 sleep at 511km, but by 12 Tuesday have passed 580km etc.
Personally if I was on a later start, I’d aim Alston on Monday night, getting away about 5 to 5:30am that morning from Louth, but that tips us over at 302km in this exercise.
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matticus
Guru
Ah - clever!
(290 is still more than 250, but I'm hoping your faith in me will power me through ... )
Alien8
Senior Moment
- Location
- (A little bit north of) Cambridge
Not sure it qualifies as training, but since the start of the year I've done about 8.5k miles which includes 14 +110mile rides (don't mention the "E" word) and a longest single ride of 114miles.
Not too different to the last two LELs so hopefully will get me round ok again.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Indeed, a late start doesn’t mean lots of night riding compared to an early start. Personally I’d call it a day by 1am and then aim to be away again by 5am (or a bit earlier if can’t sleep). Thus on a 12pm start, you’d have 13 hours to hit 248km. Then with a Mon 5am start you’d have 7 hours to cover at least 52km or so to hit that 290km / day figure. Second day with that early start, as above I’d likely aim Alston tipping a bit over 300km, but realistic for a full value rider to get there by 1am. Brampton is almost certainly going to be a honey pot as it has been in 13,17,22 etc.
If hot (and I don‘t do hot) I’d push my riding into overnight and sleep between about 1pm to 5pm. Something I’ve done for PBP to great effect.
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