It'd be fun to do the Komen again.

I just visited Active.com and pre-registered for: Hospice 10k Frederick Half Baltimore 10 Baltimore Half

We're thinking about Baltimore Marathon (for Crystal's first marathon), and I'm thinking I'll probably do Frederick (mara) too. Then Joe & I can run LPR-10 as a 10 mile recovery run the day after Baltimore I'll decide by tomorrow, b/c prices go up Apr 1 -- and tomorrow I'll check if the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor has a late check out for the Saturday marathon.

Joe: you might be cramming a bit much into early October. But it would be astonishing if you ran the Baltimore half one day and the LPRX the next. Perry: I'm guessing Frederick and Baltimore will be your fifth and sixth marathons --- unless you decide to do a few others just for fun in the time between. Rick: will you be joining a BRC training group for the Baltimore Marathon? Such groups were highlighted in Spirit of the Marathon. I've decided I won't be going up to Frederick, as it's only two weeks after Hospice and therefore I won't have time to get into the half marathon shape I'd like to be for that event (I've never run a half marathon before, so I want to make a strong debut when I finally do). Instead I think I'll try to defend my title at the Robbie Miles 5k that weekend. And then I'd like to return to the Kiwanis 10k in early June. Hopefully I can persuade some others to join me (it was really no hassle the drive up there the morning of, and it was almost a perfect midpoint between those in SoMD and those in the Baltimore area). I would, however, like to get in on the Baltimore 10 --- if it's not too late to register.

DR – There will also be a post-race party for the Baltimore 10-miler. Free beer with race entry fee, but that usually means one beer, maybe two (tops). Live music, food, etc. Plus, competition should be a lot better than the average $25 road race. That in combination with the race premium makes the cost well worth it, I think. While I didn’t attend the post-race party for the Baltimore Running Festival, I remember there being a lot going on. I imagine this will be pretty similar. Everyone planning on the MD Double – I believe there will be a big post-race party after both that we could attend. Also, there was a huge massage tent set-up in the finisher’s area for Marathon and Half participants only (not relay or 5K) after Baltimore, and I’ve read there will also be one at Frederick this year. Considering the Baltimore Marathon by itself costs ~$80, I think $125 for the Frederick Half and Baltimore Marathon is almost a steal considering everything that goes into it. EDIT: DR – I would definitely like to join a training group, but I would like to investigate their program(s) first. The Baltimore Road Runners generally do training year round, so I hope they have some kind of marathon training group going for Baltimore. I likely won’t pay the $100 or so to join Charm City Run’s training group (I love the store, but they tend to charge for groups you can get for free with the Road Runners). However, there appears to be a rogue area running group called the Baltimore Running Coalition that also focuses on the Baltimore Running Festival. One of there big things is having three course runs throughout the summer, but Alden mentioned he was able to do that for free last year. I was telling Alden that I feel one of my biggest mistakes in marathon training was going it alone, for the most part. If nothing else, I’d like to sit down with Alden and determine a training plan (likely based on a running coach’s training plan) that we can both stick to.

My schedule of races: 4/18: Hospice 10K 4/26: Port to Fort 6K 5/3: Frederick Marathon 6/13: Kiwanis 10K 9/6: VA Beach Rock n Roll Half Marathon (TENTATIVE -- anybody else want to get in on this?) 10/10: Baltimore Marathon Any other races during the summer, i am open to. Just don't know about them. Perhaps the hallowed Chaptico Classic, where I experienced my 2007 rebirth. :-) Rick: Yeah, let me know when you'd like to sit down and forge a marathon training plan. Are you doing the Baltimore 1/2 or full? In the meantime, want to do any long runs together? I typically end up running Sundays, but have no issue switching to Saturdays. What time in the morning do you run? I'd actually like it if we ran around your haunts, since I am quite used to NCR. This coming weekend, I'm gonna want to do 17 mi.

2009 Invisible Children 5K = 2009 St Mary's City Service Day 5K ============ 5K Service Run/Walk Through HSMC The 2nd Annual SMCM 5k Service Run/Walk will take place on Saturday April 11th at 8 a.m. through Historic St. Mary's City. Sponsored by the SMCM Rotaract and Invisible Children Clubs, proceeds benefit St. Mary's County Christmas in April and Invisible Children. All participants will receive a free race T-shirt and continental breakfast donated by Bon Appétit. Official race times will be recorded by the Chesapeake Running Company. Prizes will be awarded to the top male and female in each age group, as well as the top male and female over all. There will also be information on the community service projects there, as well as a bake sale. So bring your spare change! Pre-event on-line registration fee of $20 is available now. Race day price is $25 and will be collected before the run. To download the registration form and bring it with you, click here. If you have any questions, contact the event coordinator Sarah Hanley. http://smcmdevelopment.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yODc2NzQmcD0xJnU9MTAwNzE5MDU3MSZsaT0xMDM2MDUz/index.html ============== I understand that "timed by Chesapeake Running Company" is their confused way to say "timed by CBRC (Liza Recto)".

Invisible Children? But what about all the poor visible children who need help, too?