We went. I rode the popular ride, did okay, could've done a lot better, but I'm happy anyway, because last year my place was 1140.
My place in 2011 - 416 out of 2790
Time 1:05:18, gap to the leader +0:12:03, average speed 33.5.
Reasons in order of importance
1. Didn't buy a battery for the bike computer, the old one died, and I rode without a comp. Didn't know what speed I was doing or if the end was near, and ended up conserving my energy way too much.
2. The tires were wide and knobby, didn't take off the bike rack (see the point below).
3. The day before, we rode 80 km from Ogre to Sigulda in the rain. It was a boring ride, to be honest, on asphalt; the only thing that brightened up the trip was the swampy forest at the start.
4. Spent the night in a tent.
5. My socks were wet, and I dropped my water bottle close to the start of the race.
Next year's bare minimum is to break into the top hundred.
Tracks under the cut, if anyone's interested.