Riding at night on Brevets:
i'll admit - I DNF'ed the only 400K I ever attempted (left my shoes at home)
The 300Ks I've done - I was rding alone at night - I've never been sucesful at finding someone to ride on those things. most of the time I've had flat roads or had been over the road earlier in the day, so I wasn't that afraid
dog - I remeber being chased by a dog once on a 300K I did in Casa Grande, AZ I out sprinted it fairly easily - I also remember being a little spooked by howling Coyetes on another 300K I did in AZ.
Another Idea if you're a: fast and B: don't mind pushing the time limit - is to stop and take a nap during the night time I think if you search you'll find the "thread drift: Nanci did this
personal Safety: I know this is personal thing, and I'm but biased by the fact that I wind up doing most of my weekday riding early AM , but MP's advice is most excellent
Biciclstia - I thought RD already did a 400K Maybe I'm confusing him with someone else on BikeJournal