Please Join The Washington Legal Community For A Day Of Running To Support The American Heart Association!

A Washington tradition returns on Saturday, June 9, 2007, at 8:00 a.m., the 17th Lawyers Have Heart 10K Run and Fun Walk presented in partnership by Legal Placements, Inc. and the Law Firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP. The start and finish is located at the Washington Harbour at Georgetown. This is the day our Washington area lawyers set aside briefs and take opening arguments to the road. This is the time to rally co-workers, family, and friends...all in support of a great cause!

Lawyers Have Heart has raised more than $3.7 million to benefit the American Heart Association, whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke. By participating in this event, you will not only help to strengthen your own heart through exercise, you will also help raise funds vital to the education programs and research of the AHA.

Entry fee starting June 1, 2007 is $40.00. You can save $10 by registering before May 31, 2007. To register on-line, please visit www.runlhh.org.

Pre-Race Packet Pick-Up
Thursday, June 7 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. for Team Pickup;
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. for Open Pickup
Friday, June 8th from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a. m. for Team Pickup;
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for Open Pickup

Old Post Office Pavilion
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
(Metro accessible via Federal Triangle & Metro Center.)

Race day, June 9th at Washington Harbor 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Volunteers Needed

All volunteers will receive a classic Lawyers Have Heart T- shirt, admission to the post-race activities, and are eligible for random prizes. It is through the support of the volunteer community that this race is an annual success. Registration is available online at www.runlhh.org or you may call 703-248-1713.

Extreme Weather Plan: In the event of extreme weather conditions, the race committee reserves the right to cancel the race or run it as an untimed "Fun Run" without advance notice. If this should be necessary: Runners will receive shirts and packets. Post-race activities will be held. Random prizes will be announced. Winners' prizes will be converted to random prizes. No entry fee refunds will be made.

There will be water at the start of the race, as well as two locations on the course that will be accessible both out and back.

"The race was a great experience. It was the size that I was looking for, and the front end talent was very good. It seemed to be well planned and organized, especially at the start. It can sometimes be a little hard to ensure that runners line up at the appropriate pacing group as they all want to be as close to the start as possible but there were no problems here. This was perhaps because of the ChampionChip system being employed ensuring accurate timing for all. It was also good to be able to run on roads that were closed to traffic as this doesn't always happen back home," stated Dr. Steven Miller of Glasgow, Scotland. (He finished 21st 35:07 in his second USA race).

Event Records:

Open

2006 Gurmesa Kumsa 29:51
1992 Charlotte Thomas 34:42

Master

2002 Jim Hage 32:56
2006 Alisa Harvey 36:50

Kumsa has been the only athlete to have run under 30 minutes. Thomas has been the only female to have run under 35 minutes. Harvey has been the only female master to run under 37 minutes.

Awards

2006 Winners

Open

Gurmessa Kumsa 29:51
Alisa Harvey 36:50

Master

Joseph Cresko 33:45
Alisa Harvey 36:50

Merchandise awards will be presented to top six 10K males and females and the top five male and female masters. There will be no duplication of awards except for fundraisers and team entrants. (Overall awards based upon "gun time").

Merchandise awards to the top three male and female age group finishers in the following divisions: 19 and Under, 20-29, 30- 39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80 and over. (Age group awards are based on "chip time").

Additional awards in the following categories: lawyer, legal assistant, legal secretary, law librarian, administrator, summer associate, and law student.

Team awards (4 categories only): small law firms (under 50 attorneys in DC area), large law firms (more than 50 attorneys in the DC area), government, and corporate.

Full race details are available at www.runlhh.org.

The American Heart Association was founded in 1924 and is the largest voluntary health organization and the largest non- governmental funding source for cardiovascular disease and stroke, the nations #1 and #3 killers, respectively.