Well, I thought about running a 5K this coming weekend, but have put myself in a bind. I saw over the weekend that the Anthem 5K would be coming up and considered running it, until I saw the entry fees. Preregistration was $20, but it closed on Saturday night. Race day registration is $50. I can't afford that. There is a small race in Lex, but the winning time last year was over 20 minutes, and it's a long way to go for an extremely crappy race. There is also one in Knoxville, but it is being put on by a sorority or fraternity, and I really don't know about that one either. What should I do?

Good call Stu. I contacted her, and she didn't give me free entry, but is giving me elite status, and will let me pay the early registration fee of $20. Thanks for the heads up.

Nah, not planned exactly. Honestly I dread workouts and never have the opportunity to do them with anyone, so I just don't do them. But this has been more of a base building phase, so this race is supposed to be the beginning of the speed focused portion of the training.