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Any thoughts on recovery from a 600?
Do another 600. Preferably harder.
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Not a lot, main thing is not to rush back to riding straight away. You'll have inflammation in various places and most of those aches and pains will settle down with a bit of rest. And get plenty of sleep.
Sounds like you had pretty much the right kit. If your legs are cold it doesn't necessarily mean you need more layers on your legs, might be better to put an extra layer on your core. If you are cold, do put on more clothes. You shouldn't need to freeze to stay awake!
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Generally my approach is 'ride your commuter bike around very chilled for a few days, eat 150% of what you do normally' and you'll be reet.
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On a more serious note: I prefer active recovery - very easy riding for the days afterwards. I also note down any issues I recall, in the hope that I will fix them before the next one.
It depends how deep you dig to get through it. I'm worried about Pendle because Brimstone was a cluster fuck and we finished it with no sleep and very little time to spare, although physically I felt great on day 2.
If you have overuse injuries that might be fit related, think about adjustments or changes to make and try them out before the next one.
I have a lot of natural insulation so would die if I wore all that stuff you had on. I think I might take my down jacket up north though for any stop time or if I bail out in the middle of nowhere. I think I took tights on one of the Wessex rides because it was clear and cold overnight. Leg warmers can slip down and be annoying too. I use a summer undershirt as after the first ride I found my LS merino too warm. Debating which rain jacket to take up north - hooded or not.
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Any thoughts on recovery from a 600? I had a bit of knee and achilles swelling which seems to have let up but still feeling pretty wiped out at this point.
Rode with my down jacket this time but didn't put it on until I stopped at 4am during the night at a control - was feeling pretty cold but worried I would get too warm and fall asleep if I was riding in the jacket. I had merino winter base layer, perfetto jacket and a waterproof on top with winter gloves and running tights on over bib shorts - top half was warm ish and legs were cold. Could maybe get some winter cycling tights with no pad to use during the night...