Are you faster than your favorite TV anchor or the columnist you read every day in the newspaper? Can you beat a top celebrity fitness trainer in a dead heat run to the finish?

Well now it's time to find out.

Lace up your shoes and join Washington - area media, celebrities, elite runners and weekend walkers at the 15th Annual National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K benefiting the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library's ongoing commitment to the future of journalism.

Win cash prizes for top finishers.
Medals will also be awarded for top age group finishers.

Gather your friends to win the largest team, fastest team, largest media and fastest media team competitions!

All registered runners receive a commemorative t-shirt, race bag courtesy of C-SPAN,
and entrance to the post-race pancake breakfast.

For a full schedule of weeklong race activities and to register, go to
www.press.org/5K.


Benefiting the National Press Club Journalism Institute ongoing commitment to the future of journalism.

Questions about the 5K? Email mcooke@press.org.

Funerals Today Magazine Convention & Expo 2012

"Be Educated"

Funerals Today Magazine is known as the go-to magazine for our elderly community and their families. They seek us for change, innovation and education. In order to continue to cater to their need for creative yet personalized service we have designed this convention with them in mind. This is no ordinary funeral convention; this convention is for the families of the United States of America.

The "Be Educated" Convention & Expo will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2012. This convention will focus on educating and enlightening families about their role in the funeral industry. Attending this convention will give families a better understanding of the choices that are available to them when their loved one has passed on and in turn it will teach them how to honor the lives of their loved ones in a unique way.

Funerals Today Magazine is known for its unique ability to transform the most difficult time in one's life into a more open minded experience that will enlighten, encourage and enhance your knowledge about the inevitable!

About the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The National Press Club is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious club in Washington. No club in the country has more working journalist as members than the National Press Club.

It is the club that American presidents, presidential candidates, and other political and business leaders come to make major policy statements. More heads of state appear at the National Press Club than in any other forum in the United States outside the Oval Office.

It is also a world-class conference and meeting facility that hosts thousands of events each year for sophisticated clients from around the