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32 at the back, 34 at the front; can get up everything without too much bother but generally over long distances, hills slow me down. At my LWL pace, I might have time for 3 hours of sleep, maybe more if I factor in the fact that the cold slowed me down rather than anything else. My brain just loves to be anxious about anything, when I put the facts in front of me it looks like I will probably be absolutely fine.
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That's not low gears... these are low gears...
To be fair, this is for my ultra racing not audaxing but it'll certainly help if I actually make it to the start of the Pendle 600.
3hrs sleep is plenty if you're 'only' riding for two days.
Shower? >>>
Splashing water on face ftw -
FWIW, I found LWL harder than the Bryan Chapman (which I did 3 years ago with not enough distance riding in my legs) and harder than the 600km I did the following weekend. This year's LWL was really windy on the outbound leg. Combined with very harsh roads - I'll fit fatter tyres if I ride it again in future, it was a surprisingly tough day out. Fast riders I know who finished in 18/19 hours also said how much harder it was than the 500km they did on the Easter Arrow.
I was also wracked with anxiety during LWL for no good reason. I sorted my head out much better for the 600 - took it a check point at a time. Had time goals to help keep me on track but didn't think about anything other than the next check point which helped massively and made for a much more enjoyable ride. The roads were much better quality and I did manage to avoid the bitterly cold section of the night though.
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3 hours sleep is plenty, by the time you stop to sleep at Lilleshall (380k) you've more than broken the back of the ride for the next day.
hippy
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mustardbeak
If you've got lower gears, fit them. Then it's just eating, drinking, pacing, you'll be fine.
I keep getting emails from 600s. I'm like "shit, I haven't even looked at the route of the first one yet and now I have another two to worry about" and I'm not even doing PBP :S