Night Of The Lepus

NIGHT OF THE LEPUS is a free, self-supported 100k bike race on gravel roads. High Level Description: • Free – there is no entry fee (spend your money in the bar or buy your mechanic a gift) • 100k of gravel • Darkness – the race starts and finishes after dusk • Self-supported – you are responsible for you Start/Finish: • Race starts at 7:00 PM in front of the Elks Lodge on the town square in Indianola. • Race also finishes at the Elks Lodge, when you walk back into the bar to check-in. • Indianola Elks Lodge is located at 110 W Ashland Ave Indianola, IA 50125 Course: • The course starts on the town square and then travels out of town to the south east • The gravel roads on the course are typical for central Iowa. Rolling hills on relatively well-maintained gravel roads. • There might be an unmaintained ‘Level B’ road thrown in for good measure but nothing too insane. • At least one open Casey’s convenience store on the route • Well-stocked check-point at approximately 50k (cookies, water, Gatorade and maybe some beer) Cue Cards: • Cue cards with the route will be provided to each rider at registration • Cue cards will have route instructions in the same format used for CIRREM Darkness: • Sunset on Saturday, October 12th is 6:38 PM. You’ll need lights that last as long as you plan to be on the course • Each rider needs to have a headlight and at least one blinking tail light • You can’t easily read cue cards with a headlight mounted on your bars while hammering down a gravel road • It will be dark Cyyptofauna: • There are no guarantees offered that mutant rabbits and other cryptofauna do not exist. It will be dark. • Ride with a buddy if you have one. • If you are old and weak (and ride like it) and outwardly resemble a dying wildebeest you could become prey. • You are responsible for you