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Have you ever been on a race committee? Or any planning committee?

Holy crap, is planning a race ever a lot of work (and stress*).

Since winter I have been helping our running club plan our first ever 5K. I am surprised I have not mentioned it here, I have been working on it for so long. I am only the Website Chair though – I have far less work to do than people in other committees (but still enough for me).

Anyway, if you’re in the Chicago-land area, check out the Just Book It! 5K Run/Walk. It’s on Saturday August 6th, in Grayslake, IL, at 8:00 am. Registration is $25 until August 3rd, then the price goes up to $30 (register here). We have teamed up with the Grayslake Library Foundation, and all proceeds benefit the expansion of the library’s circulation desk for a new youth theme pack reading program.

The committees are working hard on making this a race to remember – be assured that the goody bags will be full of fun stuff, there will be plenty of food and drinks, post-race entertainment, lots of vendors, plenty of parking, chronotrack timing and immediately posted results (at the race). And… THE COURSE IS FLAT! I ran it this morning! Now, this is an elevation profile we like to see:

A few other bloggers will be there – Bobbi, Erin and Lauren… let me know if I’ll see you as well!

*I won’t get in to that, but please feel free to share any of your race planning horror stories with me!