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32nd
Annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon & Half-Marathon
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Lincoln, Nebraska
7 a.m.
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| Race Directors: Nancy Sutton & Gary
Bredehoft |
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Phone: 402-435-3504 (before 10 pm CST) |
| 6,500 LIMIT - Registration will
be limited to 6500 entrants. Registration will close once we receive
6000 entrants. |
| Online Registration is preferred.
However, you may download and send in an entry form for an additional $10.
Mailed registrations postmarked after
April 13, 2009 will not be accepted. |
| Confirmations required at packet pickup.
You must bring your confirmation with you as proof of entry to
packet pickup.
Online registrations receive an instant confirmation.
If you mail your entry, you’ll need the confirmation card. |
| Starting area narrowed. (click
here to view start area). In an effort to try to alleviate the
crowdedness on the bike path (after the 10K point), we will narrow the
starting area. This will create a slower start and hopefully spread
runners out better than in the past. Note: Your time does not
begin until you cross the start line. Gun times only count for top 10
men and women in both races. Only runners
competing for a top 10 place should line up close to start line. |
CHAMPIONCHIP TIMING:
We are pleased to provide a chip-timed event as we have contracted ChampionChip
Minnesota, Inc. to time our event once again. Participants will be
provided a gun time, chip time, and split times. Split times provided at
check points of 10K, Half & 20M. Runners missing check point may be
disqualified. Overall awards will be based on gun times, but age-group
awards will be based on chip times.
REGISTRATION:
Online registration is through
Active.com. No transaction fees are charged. Registration closes
at 6500 entrants. Otherwise, mailed entries will be accepted through April
13; online registration will closes on April 27; in person registration
will be at Runner's Expo (Sat, May 3, 9am-4pm) at Embassy Suites (10th & P
Streets) - if limit is not met before May 2, 2009.
ENTRY FEE: (non-refundable)
| Date |
Marathon |
Half-Marathon |
Entry method |
| Normal (before
4/13) |
$65 |
$45 |
online or mailed |
| Late (4/13 - 4/27) |
$75 |
$55 |
online only |
Expo (5/2)
9:00am to 4:00pm
If limit not met.
T-shirt not guaranteed with Expo registration |
$100 |
$75 |
In
person at Expo |
PACKET PICKUP - On Saturday, May 2 at the Embassy Suites (10th & P
Streets) from 9 am to 4 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Coliseum. On race
day, packet pickup in the Coliseum - building adjacent to Start Line (14th &
Vine area) from 5:45 am to 7 am.
COURSE - The Lincoln National Guard Marathon and
Half-Marathon presented by Aquafina is run on a citywide course that starts and
finishes on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Runners in both
races share a common start and run a loop route past the Nebraska State Capitol,
along Sheridan Boulevard, past Union College, along the Highway 2 bike path,
past the Lincoln County-City Building and back to the Half-Marathon finish on
the UNL Campus. Marathoners then follow an out-and-back route to Holmes Park
passing the Sunken Gardens, Folsom Children's Zoo and Antelope Park.
Both courses have been nationally certified by and according to the standards
adopted by the USA Track & Field / Road Runners of America Committee on
Certification. Certificates: Marathon=NE99004KU; Half-Marathon=NE99003KU.
Marathon times are acceptable for qualifying in the Boston Marathon.
Qualifying times will be automatically forwarded to Boston for entry
verification.
Elevation graph
AID STATIONS - Aid stations along the course are never more than
2.5 miles apart. Water, Gatorade, and ice are available at each station.
GU Gel and orange slices are provided on the
last half of the Marathon route.
PARTICIPANTS
RECEIVE:
- medal for finishers
- night-before pastathon
- dri-fit shirt to all entrants
- single-use chip
- food and beverages at finish
- runners' expo
- finish time and place shortly after the
race
- individual finisher photos (prints must
be bought from photo company)
- post-race celebration and awards ceremony
- post-race massages available on a first
come-first serve basis (marathoners only).
MASSAGES -
Free massages will be available after the Lincoln Marathon
to full-marathoners only. Sports Massages are available to anyone for a
fee in the days leading up to the marathon. If interested please contact one of
these
massage
therapists (pdf).
MARATHONERS' OPTION - Runners who enter the Marathon may switch to the
Half-Marathon. Half-Marathon entrants may not switch to the Marathon.
MEDICAL - Medical assistance is available at each of the aid
stations and at the finish. In order to provide as complete medical care as
possible, we ask that you notify the medical director of any chronic medical
condition you may have. This includes any medical condition that you see a
health practitioner for on a regular basis, any medication you are taking and,
of course, any allergies you may have. This information is kept
confidential by medical personnel and is discarded after the race. To
insure your privacy please send this information directly to the Marathon
Medical Director at 6232 So. 29th Circle, Lincoln NE 68516.
NATIONAL GUARD TRIALS - We are pleased to again host the National Guard
Marathon Trials. Army and Air Guard members representing each state and
territory compete for positions on the National Guard Marathon Team.
Members of other military branches are eligible for the first place Armed
Forces Team Division plaque. For information and how to register your
team, contact the Nebraska National Guard at 402-309-7359 or
michael.hagen2@us.army.mil
LODGING - Contact the following hotels for special Marathon
rates:
POST RACE CELEBRATION & AWARDS CEREMONY
- Join us after the race for food, drink and fun. Refreshments at noon,
followed by the Awards Ceremony. Door prizes!
RESULTS - Results will be posted on the Internet even a couple
times while the event is in progress at
www.onlineraceresults.com. Personalized results (certificates) can be
printed from that site as well.
SAFETY - For the safety of participants, volunteers and
spectators, no unofficial bicycles, roller blades, roller skates, baby
strollers, dogs or unregistered entrants are allowed on the race course.
Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, baby strollers, headphones, roller skates and
roller blades are not permitted on the course.
VOLUNTEERING - If you are unable to run or are just coming along as
a spectator, you can join the action by becoming a race volunteer! All
volunteers receive a T-shirt, refreshments and are eligible for random prizes.
Call 402-423-6150 for more information.
WEATHER - Average low at starting time is 45 degrees, average
high at finish is 55-60 degrees.
Saturday Events
| KFRX MAYOR'S RUN (For Children Only) - At 8:00 a.m.,
children sixth grade or younger, participate in a one-mile run around the
Nebraska State Capitol. Check local sporting good stores for entry
forms or write 7040 South 61st St., Lincoln, NE 68516.
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| RUNNERS' EXPO - Medical professionals and sport celebrities provide
information at the Embassy Suites (10th & P St.) from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. about health and fitness topics. Representatives from
major running equipment manufacturers and local sporting goods stores will
feature the latest in running gear. Souvenir Marathon articles will be
on sale.
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| NIGHT BEFORE PASTATHON -
Don't Run on Empty! Carbo-load
for FREE before the Marathon. Runners, their families and event
volunteers are invited to enjoy a free pasta dinner. The 13th Annual
Pastathon will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the
Champions Club, 701 Stadium Drive (across street to the west from Memorial
Stadium). No packet pickup is available at the pastathon. |
Awards
MARATHON PRIZE MONEY
(Awards based on gun time)
| Place |
Men |
Women |
Masters Men |
Masters Women |
Wheel chair |
| 1st |
$1000 |
$1000 |
$250 |
$250 |
$200
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| 2nd |
500 |
500 |
150 |
150 |
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| 3rd |
250 |
250 |
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| 4th |
200 |
200 |
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| 5th |
150 |
150 |
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| 6th |
100 |
100 |
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| 7th |
100 |
100 |
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| 8th |
100 |
100 |
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| 9th |
100 |
100 |
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| 10th
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100 |
100 |
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BONUSES
Paid to first person breaking course record:
$1000 Male 2:20:09
$1000 Female 2:42:45
$250 Masters Men 2:29:11
$250 Masters Women 2:56:58
HALF-MARATHON PRIZE MONEY
(Awards based on gun time)
| Place |
Men |
Women |
Masters Men |
Masters Women |
Wheel chair |
| 1st |
$500 |
$500 |
$200
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$200
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$100 |
| 2nd |
250 |
250 |
100 |
100 |
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| 3rd |
150 |
150 |
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| 4th |
100 |
100 |
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| 5th |
100 |
100 |
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| 6th |
75 |
75 |
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| 7th |
75 |
75 |
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| 8th |
75 |
75 |
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| 9th |
50 |
50 |
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| 10th |
50 |
50 |
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BONUSES
Paid to first person breaking course record:
$500 Male 1:04:34
$500 Female 1:15:10
$200 Masters Men 1:10:16
$200 Masters Women 1:21:05
The Lewis R. Anderson Award
is presented to the first person to finish the Lincoln National Guard Marathon
presented by Aquafina. This award is given in honor of the first Nebraskan to be
a member of a U.S. Olympic Track and Field team.
The Lincoln Track Club Marathon Cup
is presented to the first woman to finish the Lincoln National Guard Marathon
Plaques are presented to the next
nine men and women in the marathon and the first five men and women in the
half-marathon.
Age Division Awards: Plaques will be presented to the first three men and
women based upon chip time. Age divisions: 19 & under and five-year
increments thereafter (i.e. 20-24, 25-29, etc). There will be no
duplication of awards.
Lucky 13 Club: Any runner completing his/her 13th Lincoln Marathon
will become a member of the "Lucky 13 Club". A presentation will be held
at the Awards Celebration. Please indicate on your entry if you are
eligible for this by entering the number of Lincoln Marathons that you've
completed. For information contact Susan Scott at 402-488-6320
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