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	A Race Against Time By Declan McCullagh February 19, 1999 Forget Times Square this New Year's Eve. You really don't want to join the millions of shivering partygoers crowding into a space much too small to be comfortable. Besides, Giuliani's cops seem unduly eager to crack down on rowdy Y2K revelers. And heck, what happens if the lights go out? Instead, you should stop by the Millennium Midnight Run. A predicted 15,000 runners will crowd into Central Park to celebrate the arrival of the Year 2000 with a five mile race and festivities. At the 1998-1999 midnight run, the fun (well, they thought it was fun) included a costume contest. Besides the usual -- and tiresome -- Monica setups, some runners got inventive. "A group dressed as the 'Y2K bug' seemed completely unflustered by the predicted chaos, assuring everyone that next year's race would start exactly on time," Runner's World magazine reports in its March 1999 issue. Feel like stretching your legs in this year's race? Runner's World is handing out a free trip for two to NYC. If you win an essay contest -- "Why I want to run into the next millennium" -- you win two plane tickets, meals, and hotel lodging (which by itself on New Year's Eve is worth a bundle). Email your entry of no more than 100 words to rwedit@rodalepress.com. There's no indication of what you should do if you want to run from the next millennium.		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K