more on San Juan

This just keeps getting better and better! Sure getting my moneys worth from this race. From the RD:

"Alpine Creek crossings will be high, fast and brutally cold in the early morning shadows of Alpine Gulch; we are roping the first 8 and will have crossing guards at each of those. Be patient, the moments you save by trying to jump around the runners using the rope may cost you the race or your life. You will not feel the sun's warming light until the Alpine Aid Station. Neoprene socks might be a good idea. Neoprene gaiters... anybody make those? Copious Vaseline or similar water-seal for your poor feet and lower legs HIGHLY recommended before putting on your socks that morning. Avoid being a contestant in the Ugly Feet Contest Sunday morning.
Steep snowfields will be encountered. EXPOSURE/ACROPHOBIA in Hardrock terms. Carrying a tent stake or two to Williams Aid Station may be worth consideration, otherwise grabbing a couple similarly sized and sturdy sticks before leaving timberline and carrying them until you decide if you need them or not will work just as well and grabbing a couple appropriate rocks ( if available) on one side of a snowfield and dropping them on the other side is not as effective in a self arrest but is the most efficient."