That could be one miserably hot three+ days, guys...    But, what the heck...

Sounds like we can be roomies.  Having actually DONE the 100 miler, I plan on staying in the same hotel and hitting the breakfast buffet.

Quote from terranimo on May 12^th, 2007, 4:23pm:

 
No, I figured on driving home after the ride.

A return email from Susan, at Lamar...  email her for your own registration attachment.
Paul
 
"Yes we still have room. We have a full size gym that we section off for each person. The space allows you enough room for your bag, sleeping bag/cot and bike. We sleep the women upstairs in the aerobic room. You will have access to showers, ice and a microwave. We will provide you a map that shows how to get from our facility to the race. We are 1.78 miles from the race start. ( 6 minutes driving time) And there is no cost to stay here.I have sent an attachment for you to register if you want. I need one for each person. That is so we have a correct security list. We will also have church staff here the whole time to help keep an eye on things and monitor all people entering the building. You can e-mail it back or FAX it. "
 

DJ, it looks like they do not supply food of any sort --   What do you recommend for obtaining dinner the night before, and something for breakfast that morning???    
 
Paul

I've emailed my form to reserve my spot on the gym floor. Do we use our bikes for a pillow?

Eddie,
 
I'll bet we could go 16-18 for 50 miles if the wind doesnt' whip up. Then just ride on until we finish or something blows. You gotta go 98 miles at least to get to that special rest stop. This will be an entirely new adventure for me. Some of the others have done it many times. John S. about 20, right John? I don't really know what to expect. I guess thats why it is so interesting to me. I  get to test myself and see if reality lines up with what's inside my head. I'm going to stay at Lamar Avenue church. That should be fun too. Several of the RBENT gang will be there.

Eddie, I stayed at Chapparal last year, along with Lynn and John Cox...  It's a good place, although the A/C in the dorm wasn't up to the 107 degree temps.  It's about 10 miles outside of town, so you'll have to deal with parking at HHH that next morning early on, which was...  (understatement warning!).... a bit tricky.   However, the food is excellent, both for dinner the night before and early breakfast.   The dorm bunk beds have your standard 3" thick foam mattress on top of plywood...
 
Paul