The 4th annual TeamMates 5K will be held on August 6th. Put on by our mate and buddy Kray Zeller. 8:30 am start. Out and back course on the Lake Zorinsky west loop. Starts and finishes at North Star Financial. Registration available at teamupforteammates.com
OK, another summertime 5K, why you promoting this Willie?
Because there is $100 for the overall male and female. Yes, a prize money race, in Omaha!
Few and very, very far between in this fair burg. Prize money.
We don’t coast and we don’t support elite level racing either. If you know of anyone more qualified to make this statement, let me know.
Prize purse at last Monday’s Boystown 5 Mile courtesy of USATF Nebraska Association.
Largely describes the elite hind teet we have relative to the rest of the Midwest. How about this? At this weekend’s Dam to Dam Half Marathon there are 65 invited athletes. $20,000 in prize money.
Real Racing business. How seriously do they take their elite program? If the winner fails to show at the awards ceremony they are docked $500 from their purse.
Professional Racing. Plays in Peoria. Plays in KC. Plays in Des Moines. Plays in Denver. Plays, plays, and pays and pays. Do you wonder why? Do you wonder how? Do you ever wonder what if?
Its a culture folks. Starts at the top. I’ve tried for 15 years to sell it (plead for it, beg for it, try to educate and justify it) in Omaha, with very limited support and success. Usually in the form of these smaller events put on by Real Runners.
So thanks Kray for caring about the top runners when few people would.
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