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@Greenbank
Excellent.
Even though there's no qualification it's a good idea to try and SR series (200, 300, 400, 600) to see if the vagaries of Audax suit you.
I know quite a few people who can ride a 300km ride no problem, but haven't been able to do a 400km ride due to the sleep dep and night riding required.
Of course, a full SR series doesn't mean you'll get through LEL with no problems, likewise not doing an SR series in advance doesn't mean you'll fail. I rode with a few people in 2009 who were riding it as their first Audax.
Also pick some nice hilly rides, LEL isn't flat.
It sounds simple if you think of LEL as a series of 300km "day rides". Likewise a 12kph minimum average speed doesn't sound much but fatigue, weather, sleep dep, etc all gang up on you to make it interesting.