Spring Lake 5 AM

It's February!  So you know what that means?  Time to register for the Spring Lake Five.  At 5:00 am.  Yep, you read that right five, no six! faithful followers - hello Gloriane!  Now I think the organizers of this race are taking this whole "five" thing a bit too far.  This year you have to register online, or have the race application postmarked by February 1st.  Ugh, getting up at 5 am seems to be my only option.  I know I would never get to the post office today.

At 2:30 am I wake up.  Not by choice, of course, but because this is my witching hour.  Actually 3 am is, but I guess I was a bit early last night.  The funny part of all of this is that I had a dream that I didn't get the chance to register for the race & I had to register late.....as my dentist.   What did I eat last night before I went to bed????

As I lay in bed watching Law & Order reruns I am wondering if I should set my alarm or just hope for the best & let my internal clock remind me at 5 am.  After 2 thrilling Briscoe & Curtis episodes I must have fallen back to sleep.  At 5:08 am I wake up & jump out of bed.  OK, time to register.  Now, I know you are thinking, who the hell wants to get up at 5 am to do anything?  I agree, I think this is ridiculous, but this will be my third year (should be my 11th, but hey I was lazy for 8 years) running this race & it fills up in a matter of days.  Thankfully, I have my early registration password & downstairs I go to register.

It's 5:11 now & I am sitting in front of my computer.  Who is up this early?  Besides my Dad & my Grandmother that is.  I should have had them register, but that would have required me showing them how to use a computer.  Yeah, getting up myself was clearly the better option.

I click on the link & what?  What's that?  Registration is not open?  WHAT????  You make me get up at 5:00 am & you don't have the link open.  It's 5:11!  If this was ticketmaster I'd be locked out already!  11 minutes is a long time to wait, especially when you're overtired!  At 5:13 the link finally worked & I am in!  Yeah, thanks for getting up & out of bed lazy link setter upper.

I make sure I have the receipt & acknowledgement from the website, shut off my computer, pat Louie on the head (who, by the way is wondering what I am doing up so early) & I am back off to bed.  I see my friend Lisa Sue has text me, she is also in.  A quick update on facebook & a text to Dori & Fran Rizzo & we are all registered.  Woo hoo!  This year I am hoping to break 50 minutes, hey - I AM SLOW PEOPLE, but Lisa Sue has reminded me - why rush - get your money's worth!  Sounds like a plan Lisa!