The pain of missing good runs

One of the things I miss about the East Coast is the running events. I get regular e-mails from Pretzel City Sports and they maintain a list of races in the Pennsylvania/Delaware area. I was going through the list and now I feel sad. I will be missing:

04/02/05 Tyler Arboretun Run, Media, PA 10k
04/03/05 Race for Independence, Phila, PA 10k
04/09/05 Brandywine Trail end to end Hike & Fun Run, Wilmington, DE
04/09/05 Butterfly Run, Malvern, PA 5k-R 9:00 AM
04/16/05 Run for Clean Air, Phila, PA 5k-R 9:00 AM
04/16/05 Chester Co Race against Violence, West Chester, PA 5k
04/17/05 Race for Autism Half Marathon, Lewes, DE 13.1m
04/23/05 Perk Valley Strides for the Cure, Collegeville, PA 5k
04/23/05 Race Against Violence, West Chester, PA 5k
04/24/05 Not Just a Walk in Park, West Chester, PA 5k
04/30/05 Mommy's Light Run, Exton, PA 5k
05/01/04 Broad Street Run, Phila, PA 10m
05/01/05 MS Run, Art Museum, Phila, PA 10k
05/07/05 Run for Brianne, West Chester, PA 5k
05/14/05 Kennett Square PA Run 10k & 5k

I don't mind missing most of the 5ks, but I hate missing the Brianne Run and Kennett Square Run. The Brianne Run is literally a half mile from my house (warm up is jogging to the starting line) and the Kennett Square Run is maybe 10-15 minutes by car. The other West Chester runs bother me for the same reason. Some of the others just sound neat...I know where Media and the Tyler Arboretun is (20-25 minutes away) and the Brandywine Trail run sounds cool too.

I can do these races:

05/30/05 RunPalooza, West Chester, PA 5k
06/26/05 Double Trouble 15k & 30k Trail Runs, Reading, PA 15k & 30k

And the Independence day 15K that I do anually. I wouldn't mind going down for one of the beach runs, if I had company. My season is going to be cut short by the beginning of medical school, although I might be able to do some races in Philly.