Up to the 10K, my training had simply been 2-3 30-minute runs per week at about as fast a pace as I could maintain (definitely not always comfortably), probably 7-7:30/mile. One week before the 10K I went out and ran a very slow (~10 min/mile) run for 1 hour. I wanted to know that I could run for that long even if it wasn't fast. I guess it all came together that morning because I certainly didn't deserve to run that time...

That Trouble Run must not have done a very good job of advertising, because I don't think I've heard anything about it. How was the turnout?

I was just on the CBRC website, where they have a picture posted from the starting line of the 2006 Hospice... why is it that there are almost always small children who are on the starting line? It's almost as if they want to get trampled. I'm guessing the 5K/10K will start at the same time. Based on last year's results, I expect about 400-500 people to crowd behind the starting line. Even if the field is similar to 2006, I should finish in the top 20 or so. Therefore, I'm going to be one of the jerks pushing my way to the first few rows. Obviously I won't be in the very front, but I'm not going to be farther back than three or four rows. I'll be very happy if I can keep from getting boxed in like at the St. Partrick's Day 5K.

I think everyone (10K run, 5K run, 5K walk) starts at the same place at the same time. A colleague remembers them calling for the runners to go up front. I think last year we started a ways back, and had to pass through walkers. When you hit Leonardtown/Hollywood road, the 10K runners turn right (and I don't know where they go after that), and the 5K runners turn left to old Leonardtown. The 10K runners eventually come back to the same finish line (which is the same as the starting line).

I just registered for the Run for Hospice 5K online thru Active.com. There actually was a "NONE" option under Team Event, so I selected that when filling out the team name. I doubt that will do anything, as there won't be an award ceremony or anything for teams not in the two divisions. I'm slightly tentative that the "NONE" team option is for the purpose of collecting donations as a team. I actually may try to scrape a few bucks together, in case they list such results somewhere. It'd be terrible to see a big fat "$0.00 donations" from The League of Extraordinary Runners.

The registration receipt page I printed out is HTTPS… I didn’t think to check the credit card information page. However, I’ve never had an issue with Active.com, nor have I heard of any other issues with this (not to say it doesn’t happen). Paying online is a roll of the dice, but I don’t think it’s any more of one than sending your checking account or credit card number thru the mail, or even giving a credit card to a waiter who takes it into another room. Of course, that’s an argument for an entirely different day…

Here's a bit of CBRC insider information I got from Perry: President Victor will be running the Hospice 10k, not the 5k. With that in mind, I'd say it's likely that other CBRC heavy-hitters like Vice President Travis will probably also run the 10k.

I'm probably going to run the Leatherneck 5K this Sat am at Pax, if I can reach the race coordinator tomorrow to ask to be put on the base access list to get in. It is at 0930 -- um, I don't know where.