TIR Accommodations!
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If you haven't already, it's about time to start making accommodation plans. We recommend that you recognize Texas Independence weekend appropriately by making a long weekend out of it! Friday, February 29th
Gonzales! Other towns that have lodging include: Luling - 17 miles north of Gonzales Saturday, March 1st You most likely will NOT be getting a lot of sleep on Saturday night. Also, in order to minimize congestion, teams will be required to only have one vehicle at exchanges 18-22 and 24-27. So, that makes Wallis (exchange 23) THE place where teams will swap active to resting vans. Wallis will be opening up their Brazos High School (and middle school, if necessary) which is just a couple of miles from the exchange and right on the course! There will be a nominal fee of $20/vanload to stay in the new facility, which will be going towards a local cause, such as an area soup kitchen that they are planning to get started. We will be fleshing out more details soon, but I believe they will be providing Starbucks coffee as well. Bringing sleeping bags along and staying in Wallis is what we definitely recommend.
Other alternatives would include finding hotel rooms (Sealy, Katy, or Rosenberg) for a very brief stay, or sleeping in the vans. The former will add to your logistical complexity (and will cost more), and the latter will be somewhat uncomfortable. Sunday, March 2nd On Sunday evening, you'll be able to relax and celebrate... or get some much needed rest! Our host hotels in downtown Houston are the Hyatt and the Doubletree. So, whatever it is that you'll be doing Sunday night, you'll be doing it in grand style! We've secured the great rate of $119/night at both! Click on either of the links to make a reservation. (Teams looking for an extended stay can do so at the Doubletree as the discounted price is good there from Feb 29th - March 3rd.)
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Come visit Gonzales before the race and enjoy a wonderful pasta dinner with your team on Friday evening. You'll have enough hurrying up to do in the race - you won't want to have to rush to the start before it even begins! Also, if you anticipate an early start (those teams who anticipate an overall mile pace between 9:00 and 10:15), you will likely want to find lodging in or near Gonzales on Friday night. Below is a listing of the towns nearby that have lodging. The links are to the lodging pages of the Chamber of Commerce sites of the towns you will be running through. We ask that you consider them first! 
