Let me take a moment to second Roy's comments.

This will be my fourth Coast to Coast. I keep thinking it is my last
and then spring rolls around and I just can't stand the idea of of all
that suffering going on without me!

Mike and Pablo do a terrific job both planning the race and making
sure all the teams have the best experience possible. Make no mistake
though, this is racing in a raw form. This one will hurt. You will
need team work, help from the locals, some ingenuity and the ability
to go up hill... again and again...

Unlike the circus of big expedition races (I did XPD Australia in
August) this is a small non-commercial race. It is AR in pure form.
You start with one foot in the Atlantic and finish with the other foot
in the Pacific. What happens in between have been some of the
highest... and lowest, points of my 10 years in AR.

The local teams are terrific athletes and the people of Costa Rica are
fantastic. If you can get on a plane Pablo will see to the rest of it.

My highlights:
Standing on the rim of Volcan Turrialba (11,000 feet) at sunset.
Rafting the Pacuare
The church bells in Cartago at dawn
Arenal erupting at night

It's hot, it's cold, the maps are completely out of date and the fire
ants are waiting... it doesn't get better than this.

Tom Smith