Felt great cycling up to Central London for the start of LEL. By mid morning the headwind across the Fens was horrible and I think perhaps I was pushing a bit too hard. Passing through controls at Boston And Louth, still felt ok. Hit the Liconshire Wolds after Louth on my way to the Humber Bridge and Writtle and the knee was starting to concern me. I was still 100 miles away from my first planned sleep stop, so pushed on from Hessle to Malton in North Yorkshire. My average speed dropped as I tried to ascend hills that I would normally be ok climbing, but every press on the pedal was like a fire behind my right kneecap. Arrived in Malton at approx 04:30 and tried to get some rest and a bit of sleep. This is when I heard the first rumours of the event being suspended.