Congrats on getting in! You'll love the ride and better yet love finishing it!

I've ridden it 3x and am registered to make it a fourth this year - I took off two years between #3 and 4.

Smilingcat's BIL speaks the truth: there's a lot of wisdom in that post.

With respect to the current route, there's 3 primary climbs in the first ~100mi and after that you're "home free." The first is longer than it is steep; it's not bad at all outside of the length. The second is actually a relatively mild climb. The third - the queen, which riders are timed on - gets steeper the closer you get to the summit plus you've have ~100mi in your legs by then so it's a real doozy. The ride up the Snake River valley is beautiful, but the rollers can get tedious with all that mileage in your legs. [If you're somewhat local, I highly recommend you recon one or more of the climbs before race day.]

I'd add that if you can ride a century, you can ride the 206mi of LOTOJA. Focusing on getting through the first 100mi and keep setting ~35mi targets from feedzone to feedzone (half are manned by your sag team and the other half by volunteers). It's just mind over matter and battling through the waves of boredom. For my training, I increase mileage month over month and try to get at least one century per month with two in the final month leading up to game day. Use the centuries to ensure you know what to feed (and not feed!) your stomach. Like another poster wrote, from my experience there's no need to put in a ~200mi day during training.

Are you riding alone or part of a team? Make sure everyone understands each rider's personal goals long before race day. Even though you're planning to ride together, stuff happens ... you never know when it's going to be your day to shine, stink up the joint or get beset with mechanical issues. Will you stay together regardless of what happens or will you split-up?! It may not be fair for one person who is either having a bad day or didn't put in the requisite training to hold up the entire crew. Talk openly about scenarios beforehand.

Another thing to consider is weather. Most years it's beautiful - a little cool (almost cold) in the morning (arm / leg warmers and maybe a vest - no jacket) and pleasant throughout the day (short sleeves, no leg / arm warmers). The later you think you'll finish, the greater the chance you'll need those warmers and vest back on. Keep in mind they informally re-named the race one year to SNOWTOJA when loads of folks posted a DNF as a result of not being prepared. Bring everything you have and get your sag crew to keep it handy. A change of warm, dry clothes may keep you in the race. For that matter, I make a mini costume change mid-way through the ride (fresh gloves, headband and sunglasses to replace my gross sweaty and/or gu-stained ones). It's almost as refreshing as that flat bottle of Coke just before you head up the Snake River valley. Gives me something to look forward to!

If you don't have lodging already set-up in the small town of Logan, you're going to have to find it out-of-town. It'll make for an extra early morning, but lots of us end up having to do it. In Jackson Hole, try to get a room in Teton Village which is at the finish line for convenience sake. Unfortunately, the vast majority of hotels on both ends will absolutely gouge you for that night. This is the single part that I hate most about LOTOJA - not the mileage and not the tedious training, but the hotels that raise their rates to MAX just for that one night in the middle of their slow season...

You're going to do great! Ride strong.