Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
You have RAIN in the bag.
I agree with Indy. Looks like you are very very well prepared for this event. Sounds like you are doing everything right, practicing your event day strategies, and listening to the very sage advice provided here. All that's left to do is to stay healthy, then enjoy the event!!

As for me, the Alaska Solstice 600K was freakin' AWESOME. I haven't written a ride report yet, but I've put up a ton of photos in a public album on my facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/susan.otcen...5691132&type=1 Photos never really do it justice, though. The ride organizer got some great shots as well. I love this one of me, riding along the still partially frozen Summit Lake https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater The ride is super remote, with vast stretches with ZERO services. You really need to be self sufficient. I carried lots of food and 3 bottles at all times, plus all my repair gear, warm clothes, etc. If you want to see the route, I uploaded my ride segments to Strava, here. http://app.strava.com/athletes/870991 We lucked out with incredible weather, warm days, not too cold at night, and a rippin' tailwind for part of the first day. I had no mechanicals, got nearly 4 hours sleep at the overnight control at 400K, and recorded my best ever 600K finish by over 2 hours. (finished 600K - 372 miles -in 34:50). Having 24 hours of daylight certainly helped, as I usually slow down in the dark, which wasn't an issue here. All in all, an incredible weekend.