A close call

I was going to post about the Illinois Marathon being in desperate need of volunteers, but it looks like the crisis may be averted. They could still use some, of course - I doubt that any race ever has to turn away volunteers, but the race may be held after all.

On a related note, I am currently considering my first real ultra. I have done a couple of "baby ultras" (50k races), but this would be my first "real" ultra - a timed, 8 hour loop course. Registration doesn't open until sometime in April, but the field is limited to 200 or 250, and I understand that it fills fast.