I was one of the biggest tube-hold-outs ever. I went tubeless last year and love it. I used to run 38 PSI on my hardtail and tubeless turned it into a soft-tail. I could sit down through the chop on my stout 26" FRHT frame instead of getting jarred to death by the chatter.
Now that I'm balling the Heckler tubeless...it's like a bumpin' in my Caddy in the hood, LOL. Tons more traction, control, and more comfortable.
Congrats on the race!