There is no organisation without regulations....

Here you can find the Regulation

There are further regulations for those who participate in the "Brevets des Randonneurs Mondiaux"

and for those who participate as qualifiers for the "Race Across AMerica" (RAAM)

The directions have to be respected - violation of rules will be punished.

For a good beginning of the marathon: Start regulations.

Hints:

There are advices and tips for training and preparation for bicycle marathons on the Ultracycling homepage

Last but not least a few useful hints of the organisers

An example of a time table for randonneurs

What is ultra cycling? by John Hughes

Energy Turnover at the Race Across AMerica (RAAM) - a Case Report

Ernährung bei Extremausdauerbelastung - Theoretische Ueberlegungen und praktische Aspekte (german, 2.4 MB!)