Tips for newbies on the mountains, the dogs, the bears, etc.

Running at night on gravel roads with no sleep is the least of your worries.

There are the steep uphill grades, the possibility of getting lost, the attack dogs, and the black bears foraging for your energy gel. To aid in planning, Team Road Biscuit conducted reconnaissance in 2007. Following is their report on each of these potential challenges. It's recommended reading.

• Training for the mountains
  
• Avoiding getting lost
  
• Vicious unchained farm dogs
  
• Black bears