Going to be a real interesting couple of weeks shortly. Last Saturday of April, first Sunday in May. Nebraska now has two spring marathons! In a David v. Goliath role Valley 7 Lakes is looking to put the Good Life on the national 26.2 radar. It will have to be done the hard (easy) way. The race’s Elite Athlete Coordinator’s reports are encouraging. Ten athletes from the Boulder Athletic Club, a couple from the KC Smoke, and a few more individuals from around the U.S. Taking to the roads of Western Douglas County, pursuing their dreams on what is being billed as the “Fastest Record Eligible Marathon Course in the United States.” As of this morning, only one Nebraskan part of the elite field but Buddha knows I’m trying.
The prize money for V7LM will be doled out to reward excellence. Guided by Lincoln marathon results from the last 10 years (below). Betting a lightning fast course begets speed. V7LM is an American Only Prize Purse making it even sweeter. Another manifestation of our “Throwback” approach, focusing exclusively on American Athletes. Four of the last five years Lincoln won by a Kenyan male. We’ll review these results at our technical meeting prior to the race and let the athletes know how important it is to us to have the fastest American marathon times in Nebraska and the Midwest for 2019. Lofty aspirations from a first year event. Those that know my decades of advocating for American athletes understand completely.
2009 Matt Dewald 2:25:37 Ashley Tousley 2:50:06
2010 Matt Hoyt 2:38:32 Ann Marie Chappell 2:45:28
2011 Cameron Cummings 2:26:47 Ann Marie Chappell 2:45:12
2012 Mario Macias 2:21:56 Kaci Lickteig 2:50:31
2013 Mario Macias 2:21:17 Camille Herron 2:44:06
2014 Ed Tabut* 2:17:07 Emily Shertzer 2:50:36
2015 Ed Tabut* 2:27:38 Dana Herrick 2:43:22 (5th overall!)
2016 Eric Noel 2:25:00 Kaci Lickteig 2:48:43
2017 David Tuwei* 2:25:21 Kaci Lickteig 2:45:32
2018 Geoffery Terer* 2:29:37 Joan Massen 2:48:22
*Kenyan
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