@alotronic - I'm Nim 'on here'. I got your message through my website contact form.
I said this to the ACME folk I talked to at Loughton when I collected my drop bags, but congratulations and chapeau to you all on an awesome achievement completing LEL.
As Tomsk says up-thread I need the Flatlands 600 to complete my Essex SR. Last year that ride collapsed into type 2 fun within the first 200 km. This year I'm better prepared and knowing the route, rather looking forward to the Spoons breakfasts, Goole McDonalds, audax hotels...
Nim