Put on your Santa hat and come join us as we run through downtown DC to view the best Christmas lights available!

Join us for the fourth year of what has become an annual tradition to view the holiday decorations in downtown DC. This run (not race!) was originally organized by a small group of runners as a friendly excuse to run, see the lights, and get into the holiday spirit. Each year the event grows in numbers and we already have over 100 runners signed up for CLR 2005! CLR is a free fun run at a relaxed pace.

Where: Union Station, Washington DC (Red line metro), inside the main entrance.

When: Wednesday, December 14th at 7PM (rain, snow, or shine)

Register online: www.christmaslightrun.com

What Do We Do? Everyone runs, enjoys the lights, and sings Christmas Carols. Most runners wear some type of Christmas gear; in the past we've had Santas, Elves, reindeer, and many others wearing Santa Hats, Elf Hats, antlers and blinking lights. Use your imagination and show your holiday spirit!

What's New? This year we have introduced a walking group (Dashers) in addition to our two pace groups (Blitzens and Comets). We hope this will allow more people to enjoy this growing tradition. All are welcome to enjoy this wonderful event and we are expecting this year to be our biggest yet.

Is it True CLR is Free? Yes, when we started this event in 2002, we decided this is our gift to all the runners out there.

What Do I Get for Participating? Jingle bells will be handed out prior to the run to tie to your shoes. We'll also have handy pocket-size song lists and course maps. Sorry, no t-shirts will be available this year in order to keep this event free.

Where Do We Run? We meet inside the main entrance to Union Station, and run near the downtown shopping areas, to the Ellipse, past the Sculpture Garden ice skating rink and back to Union Station. A course map will be posted to the web site shortly and copies will be handed out the night of the run!

Note: we will be running after dark so all runners are strongly advised to wear reflective gear and bright clothing.

Please do not attempt to run if you have health problems. Organizers will not be held responsible for any health-related problems or injuries/accidents that occur on the course. Use your own discretion and stay safe!

For more information: www.christmaslightrun.com