LEL 2017 / London - Edinburgh - London Audax

Arghh

I assume it can't cope with the traffic, as with the first releases with guaranteed places there was no need to rush at the same time.

Hope everyone manages to get a place

Think they must use the same servers as zwift

In!

I'm in

yeah, it struggled a bit but i seem to be in now.

Also got in.

Nooooooo

I'm in. @JB you got in?

Well i failed to get entry on the 6pm release. Waiting for the midnight release but since i am in malta that 1am here.

In :)

Lots of angry people on their fb page...

Well I got a place somehow, from the 6pm batch over 3G during a meeting.

Yeah me and my mate got a place, i think Google auto fill helped.

It seems people on this forum are more able to use the internet!

Failed to get in three times. The page simply would not load (website crashed) until the traffic tailed off of course by then it was sold out.

I wonder if using my work connection rather than my shitty home connection helped matters, but frankly it was a lot less painful than trying to buy tickets for a popular gig or festival - they usually don't give you three shots at it.

In any case, a lot of people will drop out between now and the ride.

400 people on the waiting list apparently.

But, 100 of the first 500 hadn't paid their final payment last time their was an update. So I think it'll be worth a shot for most.

So this is a reality now! Excited/petrified.

What's everyone's training regime going to be? I'm planning on no week without at least a 100k. A 200k and a couple of 300k (one back to back with the 200) a 400 and a 600. Hoping this will be sufficient....

My original training regime were simple, about 3 fairly big audaxes before the main events was sufficent.

I did had a job at the time commuting 26 miles a day thought.

Remember six weeks before no long rides but just working on your speed. I will probably do this very nice ride again for a 600 some time in May or June.

At least 2x 40km round trip commutes/week.
Longer rides 2 weekends/month starting with 100km three weeks ago.
Will try to fit in an SR at some point and maybe a couple of weekends of back to back 200s.
Sleep deprivation training courtesy of a 17 month old...

Bugger. Didnt get a place. Will do it DIY style.

My commute consists of leaving the house and walking for 5 minutes so all training needs to be stand alone.