(WSB photo from 2010 West Seattle 5K)
Organizers of the third annual West Seattle 5K tell WSB tonight that almost 1,000 people are signed up for Sunday’s walk/run, with a few hundred more expected in the typical last-minute surge. Two-thirds female, one-third male so far, and while the vast majority are from Washington, there are also two from California, two from Hawaii, and even two from … Wisconsin (!?). Online registration closes at 6 pm tomorrow (Thursday) – here’s where to do that – and if you miss that deadline, you’re invited to last-minute signup at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor as well as, like us, a race co-sponsor) 1-4 pm Saturday, which is ALSO when you can pick up your packet, no matter how you registered. Then there’s one last chance, at Alki Bathhouse starting at 8 am on race day. But why procrastinate? Sign up now. (Kids 6 and under are free, incidentally.)

You’re also urged to walk, bike, or take transit, since it’ll be car-free day along Alki (Seattle Summer Streets – with a shorter day-long closure route than last year, as reported here Monday). If you have friends coming from the other side of the bay, they can take the 8:30 Water Taxi run, and then catch the Route 775 shuttle bus from Seacrest.