Some really exciting news coming out of Western Douglas County. I’ve never been one to sit quietly by, preferring to crow and chronicle efforts to elevate our sport. In other words, I like to tell (teach).
Never ending meetings are part and parcel. Flexibility on the fly essential. Big Ears a must. Another sit down with Chief Smith and Sgt. Owens yesterday morning, ending with big smiles all around. Glee surrounding our re-vamped course. New map will be coming any day, if we were happy we are now giddy. Tristan spending hours and hours and hours designing, tweaking, adjusting. Making it even faster. A 26.2 mile race track. Holy Mackarel! More appealing to those seriously chasing their potential.
And it is appealing to a lot of runners. We’ve struck a chord with serious marathoners across the U.S. Runners from Kansas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Iowa and the Republic of Niger in Africa. Towards that end we are happy to announce our host hotel, the Residence Inn Omaha West. We’ll be offering special rates for our friends traveling in for the race. Right next to Village Pointe’s great restaurants, shopping, movies, and more. Stay tuned for details.
Here’s what I’m digging. So far entries reflect our purpose. To provide marathoners the opportunity to run to their potential on unobstructed, wide open roads. A Real Marathon. Nearly twice the number registering for the full as the half. Let’s be clear, the half is lightning fast as it comprises the first part of the full. But the allure of this event, the very foundation upon which it is being built, is relative marathon speed. We’ve instituted a 5 hour time limit. If you can’t finish 26.2 miles at 11:26 pace we strongly encourage you to run the half. You can also enter your own relay team or get on the list with those seeking to put one together.
Something new. Something different for Nebraska. A Marathoner’s Marathon!
Our newly released logo. Love it! Make no mistakes, Run 7 Lakes! www.Valley7LakesMarathon.com
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