I just had an idea. Now, normally these things get lost or blacked out by something called reason or foresight, but I thought it might be nice to push forward and offer the first entrant a bit of a reward for signing up for something so painful. I know that this might not be common practice, but hey, since when has riding one-hundred miles into the wind through 2 or 3 inches of fresh gravel been considered normal? So, anyway, if I go down to the mailbox today or tomorrow and I see your postcard first, you win! I am not sure what you'll win, but it will be great and probably full of liquor, so cheers to you for signing up early.....oh and there is a catch, like always, you're going to have to finish the race if you want to receive your booty.