Shamrock Shuffle

I was just discussing what race I should shoot for to stay motivated - and guess what? Today I received an e-mail about Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle on Sunday, March 29th. It was forwarded to me because of my participation in the Chicago Marathon. It's also sponsored by Bank of America and the 8k course uses parts of the Marathon course. It's $40 and the cost of travel (hotel, gas, parking, etc). I'll have to review my options, but that could be the motivation and reward that I was looking for. I also reviewed the Irish Jig 5k and that race is on Saturday, March 21st- which would be a perfect warm-up for the 8k race!