diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Interval.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Interval.java
index 9b11dfdd..f1297e45 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Interval.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Interval.java
@@ -32,6 +32,34 @@ import com.samskivert.Log;
  */
 public abstract class Interval
 {
+    /** This is used to post our interval to a run queue and provides
+     * methods for getting access to the Interval derivation that is
+     * actually going to do the work for profiling and reporting. */
+    public static class RunQueueRunnable implements Runnable
+    {
+        public RunQueueRunnable (IntervalTask task, Interval interval) {
+            _task = task;
+            _interval = interval;
+        }
+
+        public Interval getInterval () {
+            return _interval;
+        }
+
+        public void run () {
+            _interval.safelyExpire(_task);
+        }
+
+        public String toString () {
+            // to aid in debugging, this run unit reports its name as that
+            // of the interval
+            return _interval.toString();
+        }
+
+        protected IntervalTask _task;
+        protected Interval _interval;
+    };
+
     /**
      * Create a simple interval that does not use a RunQueue to run
      * the expired() method.
@@ -149,17 +177,8 @@ public abstract class Interval
                 safelyExpire(this);
             } else {
                 if (_runner == null) { // lazy initialize _runner
-                    _runner = new Runnable() {
-                        public void run () {
-                            safelyExpire(IntervalTask.this);
-                        }
-
-                        // to aid in debugging, this run unit reports its
-                        // name as that of the interval.
-                        public String toString () {
-                            return Interval.this.toString();
-                        }
-                    };
+                    _runner = new RunQueueRunnable(
+                        IntervalTask.this, Interval.this);
                 }
                 _runQueue.postRunnable(_runner);
             }