Fun on the Freeway - A 5K on Highway 40

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This Sunday, many St. Louisans will have the opportunity to run in the "Fun on the Freeway 5K" on the newly completed portion of Highway 40 (I-64). Although I'm really excited to get to drive on the renovated road, I'm even more excited about the rare opportunity to run down the middle of a major highway without getting arrested.

Unfortunately, if you haven't signed up already, the race is at capacity. Yes, I know it's a bummer, but it's not too late to volunteer. If you want to help funnel and hydrate the masses of road runners down the highway, click here. And even though you won't get the cherished race-shirt, I don't see why you couldn't show up and run down the highway anyway. As long as you don't plan on placing, whether or not you're registered shouldn't be an issue. (However, if you get in trouble for running un-registered, you did not hear that from me.)

For some tips on how to stay warm while you're road running, click here. If anything, the cold weather will make you run faster, because the faster you get done, the faster you get to warm up indoors.

For more information, please go here. Proceeds will benefit Payback, Inc., a non-profit organization which puts delinquent youth to work at supervised work sites where they earn restitution to repay their victims. And if you opt out of Fun on the Freeway, the St. Louis Track Club stays up-to-date with most of the other races going on in the St. Louis area.

Check back soon for photos from the run!