• Last Minute Instructions will be available online at www.bsim.org at the end of March and a hard copy will also be mailed to all registrants prior to that date.  The LMI will contain all the details you need to know about buses, packet pickup, post event shuttles and the weekend schedule.
• Please take a minute to confirm your registration prior to race weekend.  If there is a problem, or your name is missing, it is easier for all of us to solve the issue NOW rather than late Saturday afternoon of race weekend.  To confirm, go to www.bsim.org and click on "Confirm Entry" in the Spotlight section in the upper right side of the home page.  Once on the confirmation page, enter LAST NAME ONLY and your information will pop up.  Be sure to note your bib number.  If there is an error, or your name is missing, email sally@bsim.org or call 831.625.6226.
• If you are unable to participate this year, be sure to read the cancellation policy on the website.  Remember, Big Sur is a 501(c)3 non-profit; if you can't participate you can take the amount of your entry fee as a charitable donation on your income tax return.  Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable to another person.
• If you are unable to pick up your bib, chip and race packet at the Expo, you can designate a friend to do so for you.  Give them a letter of authorization and photocopy of your driver's license  or other photo ID and they can pick up for you.  People who claimed the military discount will need to show their Active Military ID.
• Relay Teams, be sure to have all your members registered prior to 4/15 to avoid that late processing fee!  Team Captains, if you plan to run on the team you created you will need to add yourself as a member; creating a team does not automatically make you a member.  If you need a member removed, email the team name and name of the person to be removed to sally@bsim.org.  You'll be able to add the replacement member online after that.
• We have some great race weekend clinics lined up!  Jeff Galloway will be speaking, along with Runner's World's Bart Yasso and the Ultra Running legend, Dean Karnazes.  Times will be posted on the Expo page of the website and at the Expo itself.  Bart Yasso will also be at the Runner's World booth selling autographed copies of his new book, My Life on the Run.
• We will once again be offering a Hurricane Point Survivor shirt for sale at the Expo.  The shirt is an ASICS technical fabric shirt in black, both in short sleeve and long sleeve versions.
• If you didn't sign up for the Pasta Party at the time of registration, tickets will be available for sale at the Expo for $20.  There are two sittings, one at 4:30 and one at 5:30 on Saturday, April 26^th in the Grand Ballroom of the Monterey Marriott.

ˇ         Got a story you'd like to share?  We are looking for some "human interest" stories.  If you've got one, contact Julie@bsim.org.

ˇ         You're invited to a special Galloway workshop designed to accommodate everyone's pace and individual goals.  Participants will meet at 9:00 AM on Friday, April 25, at the Little Napoli restaurant in Carmel and jog down to Carmel Beach for a run/evaluation with Olympian, coach to 200,000 runners and author, Jeff Galloway.  A motivating Q & A seminar and healthy gourmet brunch will follow. For details www.pepetalk.com or call 831.626.7373.

ˇ         If you haven't already done so, check out our new online community sponsored by RealBuzz.com at www.bsim.org.  Read some blogs, sit in on some forums or join a discussion group.  It's a great way to learn more about our events and meet other people who will be participating.

ˇ         Bringing the family with you? If you'd like your kids to feel part of our marathon events, join us on Saturday for the JUST RUNŽ Just Kids 3K.  This is a fun, fitness event  for the children or a tune-up for your event on Sunday.  Fitness and health demonstrations will follow the race at the Custom House Plaza, behind the Portola Hotel & Spa.

ˇ         Want to get down and dirty? Be a Soldier for a day?  Join us for the 3^rd annual Mud Run on March 29, 2008.  For details and to register visit www.bsim.org.

ˇ         Finally, be sure to thank our many wonderful sponsors and contributors!  It is their generous contributions that make our events so successful; you can thank them in turn by writing an email or letter of thanks post event.  Look for the list of sponsors and their contact info in your goody bags.

Questions?  Visit www.bsim.org or call 831.625.6226.  We thank you for your participation in our events and hope your race weekend will be memorable.  Look for us at the finish line and may the wind be at your back.

The Big Sur Board and Staff