Actually, the Death Race will probably be available for sign up for a week. They are letting the soloists sign up seven days before the relay racers. So there is plenty of room and time for me to fall off the wagon.
The thing I have to remember is that the Death Race is safe. I’ve done it four times. I know what to expect and I have, I believe, a fairly good chance of completing it every time. In other words, I’m stagnating. I need to attempt something new. Evolve to a better person.
That said, I couldn’t have qualified for Mont-Blanc without the Death Race. It gave me the points I needed, and the confidence to sign up.