This Friday (Gulp) I will run the Midnight Flight - my first 'race' in 23 years. I am in absolutely, positively no way ready, but with the entry fees paid (how does anyone afford this?!?)  I need to follow thru with my promise to me, myself, and I. One of the really good things about an entry fee is that as a significant financial committment it keeps me from backing out. Plus I recognize that it is the only way that clubs have income - I am sure that the cost for putting on an event is more than most people realize, so I am all for that - support your local running club!

As far as the run itself - I'll be happy to just finish. I don't think it will be a particularly happy run - despite the embarassment of being an overweight jogger, I want to run in the simple hope that feeling the asphault melt away under my feet will temporarily wash away all of those numerous little dust bunnies hiding under the mattress that is, in fact, an insidious midlife crisis.

But as far as the event itself, I'm genuinely excited. In fact, if racers are only just a fraction as nice as I remember, I am sure that the comraderie will be worth 10 times the price of the entry fee. I look forward to seeing everyone there!