The Joe Kleinerman 10K is closed. I wouldn’t be able to run it anyway. Still, damn, even the winter NYRR races fill up quickly now.
The next possibility for me is the Ted Corbitt 15K. This used to be call the Hot Chocolate 15K, but I like that they reclaimed this one to honor the father of ultrarunning.
I am in no shape to race, but I need to run like a normal runner again soon. I am running 2-3 times a week around a soccer/baseball field right now. It takes about 2 minutes to circle it. Running for 30 minutes, well, do the math. I’ll run Tuesday and Friday of this week, then move to every other day starting next. Provided I have no lingering pain or other obvious problems, I want to be back running every day by around December 12th.
I just want to throw on some tights and run around the park on December 19th. No racing because, frankly, I’m afraid of recracking my pelvis or reinflaming my adductor tendon with 9.3 fast miles on hilly pavement. But an easy run around the park, with people, not caring about pace but just running because I can — I would like that very much. This is truly all I want for Christmas.
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Races Like a Girl 
I did that 15K when it was the Hot Chocolate race…go for it! Good race to get back out there. Take it easy on yourself! I had a terrible injury through the spring season but came back super slowly and it is finally starting to pay off. Good Luck!
It’ll be fun to “race” again. You might even get some snow. Also good to see how much you can improve in the 2012 version.
Joe’s Ekiden idea is a good one — hopefully it gets up.