Pay attention, there will be a test!

You have convinced yourself you really want to do this.
No one can talk you out of it.
First you better read the rules-twice.
Next is to see if you qualify.
There are several ways to make it into the three wave starts of the race. (The applications are in for this year's race with successful entrants getting their e-mails this week.)
I highly recommend you take to heart the suggestion that you crew for a runner before entering yourself. It will definitely expose you to all the problems you might never otherwise considered before venturing into the valley of death for yourself.
Did you know that the nuts on a car's wheels, the rims themselves and the tools required to repair a flate can become so hot, you need at least oven mitts to handle any of them. I also do not recommend sitting on a car's body with bare skin touching metal at high noon!