We’ll continue to add to this page as we make up highly critical but useless information to make it look like there’s a whole bunch of stuff to pay attention to… but basically, there’s not that much.  If you find the information here lacking, either send the CajunDip an e-mail with your pointed/pointless question, or grab The Economist and go sit quietly somewhere and read to your mind’s content.  So, here’s what we have so far:

Packet Pickup / Check-In:   We hope most of you will take advantage of Friday night dinner, the more convenient for both you and us to gather/unload goodie bags.  If you can’t join us Friday night, you’ll get your packet when you check in before you start.  Check-in will open Saturday as close to 5AM as we can feasibly arrange.  (The gate to the Park probably won’t be open much before that, so you may be queueing up just to gain entrance, but we’ll work to make sure that access doesn’t affect Start time.)  ALL runners must check in before starting, so that we have full accountability for Starters, not just those who snatched up their goodie bags and drifted elsewhere for the weekend.

Crew / Drop Bags / Pacers:  To keep our overall impact visibly marginal in the Park, crews (…you really need one for this simple a venue? Why not rope ‘em into running, too!) will only be permitted at the Start/Finish.  Drop bags fall into the same category, with the added logic that we’ll need available space in aid station vehicles to get supplies out on the course, without burdening them with a bunch of odd-looking, smelly, sweaty bags. If you can’t make 20 miles w/o access to your favorite, good luck teddy bear somewhere besides the S/F, consider putting the little critter on your back.  Pacers will be allowed only for the 100M, and not joining her/his wasted runner until s/he/it has found the end of the 3rd loop.  Pacers may NOT mule for the runner, and as a pacer, ought to remember it’s all about your runner, not you…  If you as Pacer are found roaming too far from your runner to be of real support, we may ask you to leave the course…

Lodging:   You can certainly search on your own, but consider these:

Ville Platte, 10 miles from the Park:  Best Western – Ville Platte

Opelousas, 30 miles from the S/F:  Holiday Inn – Opelousas or Comfort Inn – Opelousas or Super 8 – Opelousas

Alexandria, 48 miles from the S/F:  Best Western – Alexandria or La Quinta – Alexandria

We reserved cabins for the event, but as of this writing (10/25), all beds are accounted for.  For you more independent-minded adventurers, consider hanging out in the Park (which means you’ll want to either stove your own food or plan to drive to Ville Platte or Opelousas).  This is the Reservations link for Chicot State Park camping:  Reservations – Chicot in case you may want to see what else is available in the Park itself (camping, other cabins, etc).