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That's useful to know. My only experience around the 400 mark is Dunwich Dynamo but spending 6 hours on beach before the return. By that time legs feel heavy and stiff.
Yes, they do!
The second day of a 600 is often like that, tapping out c.250km with enough hours not to have to rush but feeling a bit too stiff and tired to enjoy it very much. It can become a bit tedious, IMHO.
Of course, you can ride straight through a 600, which gets round that problem!I realise that I lied in my previous comment as I did take sleeping gear on my last 600. That was the Flatlands in 2016, which is X-rated so no sleeping facilities. I had planned to ride through but doing a bonus 70km meant that wasn't such a good idea, so I bivvied for an hour or so in a bus shelter, which worked well.
I guess you have to try these different approaches to see what works best for you, what you enjoy, etc. But what I am mainly saying is that you don't need to worry too much about what is the right way, the right equipment, but just dive in and do it, then you will learn from each experience.
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That's useful to know. My only experience around the 400 mark is Dunwich Dynamo but spending 6 hours on beach before the return. By that time legs feel heavy and stiff.