Well, it looks like the rider field will be right around 20 people and the weather appears as though it will be perfect. I am looking forward to Saturday as I hope all of you are. Again, I want to stress that this event is completely self-supported. I imagine that all have arranged for transportation and the like, but if you haven't, now would be a great time to do that. As I mentioned in another post I will be driving the course on Friday the 18th to make sure that all of the roads are open and free of giant obstacles. I will post information here about my findings Friday evening, so be sure and check. Also, I would just like to mention again that I intend to cut off arrivals in Medford (50 miles) at 2pm which will allow for an average speed of less than 10mph. Similarly the cut off time in Mankato is 8pm.

On another note, I will be at Central Park in Rochester some time between 6:30am and 6:45am on race day. I would invite riders to arrive somewhere between 7:00am and 7:15am as I will need everyone to fill out and sign a release form and pick up their bib numbers form prior to the final announcements at 7:45. Start time is 8:00am unless everything goes so smoothly that we can start early. If you have any questions, please let me know this week as I would like everything to be out in the open before 7:00am on Saturday morning. My e-mail address again is [email protected].