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In preparation for London-Edinburgh-London in 2009 I did a one way ride up to Edinburgh with a fellow mug to do some route checking for the organiser and just get an idea of what would happen on the real thing. 3 days and ~750km all in.
We finished the last day at North Berwick (needed to go a bit further than Dalkeith in order to make a minimum of 200km for that day's DIY Audax) and got the train back in to Edinburgh (on St Patrick's Day of all days) and the City Centre Travelodge. A quick pint or two to celebrate being done and sleep.
The next morning we woke up and utterly destroyed the buffet breakfast. At the 4th or 5th time I went back to refill up my plate the duty manager started to ask questions. He stopped when we explained what we'd done over the last 3 days. "Fair play lads."
I think it's safe to say we ate (and drank) more than the price of our room (booked well in advance for much cheapness); and that's even at cost prices for the food. I'm guessing I had at least: 2 pints of orange juice, 3/4 of a loaf of sliced bread (as toast), half a pound of butter, 12 sausages, 8 eggs (scrambled), 8 rashers of bacon, two tins of baked beans, mushrooms and a couple of cheeky croissants.
A week after the ride I was 5lb lighter than before the ride.