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Nebraska > Lincoln Marathon & Half Marathon
Lincoln, NE
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Date
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Event
Details
This Nebraska road race celebrates its 31st anniversary in 2008, and
plans to welcome up to 5,000 participants for the running of the
Lincoln National Guard Marathon & Half Marathon. Mostly fast
and flat, the course includes a few small uphills around the 3-, 5- and
9-mile markers, and both the half and full marathon courses are run
entirely on the paved city streets of downtown Lincoln.
Both races
start at the campus of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and follow a
course that takes runners past the Nebraska State Capitol building,
Union College and the Lincoln City-County Building, including travel
along Sheridan Boulevard and the Highway 2 Bicycle Path.
After the city-county building point, half-marathoners then turn back
toward the finish line at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus,
while participants in the full marathon continue on past sight such as
the Folsom Children's Zoo and Antelope Park.
The half-marathon portion
of the event has been selected by the state's chapter of the United
States Track and Field Association as their Nebraska half-marathon
championship event, with over $2,000 in prize money to be awarded to
the top men and women runners in the event.
Race
Weather & Climate
Mild to moderately warm temperatures are the general rule in the
Lincoln area in the spring, as May temperatures average between
50°F and 74°F. It's the city's wettest month, however,
so come prepared for rain -- the city sees an average of just over 4.5
inches of rain during the month.
Fees
$40 if registered before April 14
$50 between April 14 and April 28
Registration
You can register online for the Lincoln Marathon & Half
Marathon races by
clicking here.
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www.lincolnrun.org
- The official website for the event, with links to training info,
online registration (and ways to check your registration status),
course maps and more.
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