London Edinburgh London - the long distance cycling podcast

We're talking recovery with Dr Dan FitzPatrick-Watson, an endurance medicine specialist, mad Ironman record breaking with Laura Massey Pugh as well as hearing about the planning for next year's ParisBrestParis and how the 2029 planning has started for London Edinburgh London!*May include references to beer**May include people not called a variation of DanSend your LEL stories to us at [email protected] Massey Pugh's Triathlon project - https://lauramasseypugh.substack.com/Check out your Calcium-rich menu options - https://tinyurl.com/bdz2pc3fRecovery resources from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute https://tinyurl.com/bdz2pc3f

Recorded the monday after LEL25 finished, a sleep deprived team reflect on the event. They discuss the disappointment of the riders and volunteers, the challenge of calling a halt and of the atmosphere which emerged... and Daniela has some thoughts about erm, unmentionables...

With #LEL25 almost here, the team talk about a few last minutes details and meet a rider with a remarkable story.

Talking about long distance cycling and London Edinburgh London - we hear from sports doc Anna Marshall about sores, nutrition, ibuprofen and the restorative power of teddies.... plus an update on plans for August's LEL... oh and Damon wangles a fact finding mission to the Canary Islands...

Danial gives us an update on planning for LEL in August, we mix up the name of our volunteer co-ordinator, get confused about how long there is to go and Danial makes the wurst ever joke...London Edinburgh London is the UK's biggest cycling event attracting 2,500 entrants from 57 countries attempting to ride the 930 mile round trip between the two cities in under 128 hours.. supported by an army of volunteers.Find out more at https://londonedinburghlondon.com/

Danial updates us on the entry process, Damon discovers how you can go from reluctant bag lady to controller and we find out why goats need to be afraid. Plus let us know what questions you'd like us to answer next time we meet... Email your questions to [email protected] or join the chat on the LEL Facebook group

We're chatting about how to secure your place for 2025 and how to prepare plus Laura Massey-Pugh tells us about riding a tandem round the world in record time...

We catch up with Danial on the planning for 2025, hear from 2023 rider Steffan and from a mechanic on how to avoid getting into trouble. We also hear from a 2025 entrant on the role cycling plays in his life. Plus there's an update on what you need to do to secure your place on the UK's biggest and best bike ride. WARNING - contains discussion of issues of Complex PTSD and self harm (additional warnings in episode before relevant content)

Hosts  Daniela Harder and Adam Young chat to LEL organiser Danial Webb, 2022 finisher Kirsty Gunstone and controller Damon Mason about the event, their experiences and planning for 2025. More details about LEL can be found at LondonEdinburghLondon.com