I doubt I will be passing many other riders, but yeah, I've gotten into the habit of saying "bike left" or "passing left" and so on. I can't ride the MS 150 this year, I couldn't get a spot and I need to train more, frankly. But next year I plan to do it.
I just plunked down a wad on new shoes, Sidi genius megas...jeez I spent more on my road shoes than on my first target POS MTB bike...or any other pair of shoes I've ever owned. LOL