I am right there with you on less planning.  My main motivation for my planning is that I do need to be back in a timely manner. Otherwise, I would love to take two months to do this as a tour instead of race.

Thank you for the replies. They are insightful and helpful

Thanks. Old threads have been critical for understanding this stuff. Really getting down to little nitty gritty details now

I have read some divide the route into sections in basecamp. Is that necessary?  All I have done is load the 10000 point file straight to my etrex.  Is that ok?

Hi
So I am ready for this race except for my beginner skills with a etrex 20.  I ride trails and routes without GPS.
I have the route loaded and I turned off the map so I can just zoom in and follow a line.  Anyone like doing it that way?

I also loaded the route on my iPhone Gaia app as a back up.

Trying to maximize battery life, is this route totally doable with the Glonass and Waas turned off?  That is the way I am hoping to do it.

My goal is to ride the TDR as fast as my ability will allow and interacting with the etrex in a simple way.  As in just following the line and hoping I don’t miss to many turns.

Thanks
I really am getting excited for this race!

I put my name on the unofficial list.  I have started to collect all my gear. This will be my first time participating in the TDR. I feel blessed to be a part of this!