Good discussion going on over at our USATF Nebraska Assoc. facebook page. If you are wanting to learn more or get involved here is your Tip of the day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/230236220383119/ That will eventually turn into a great educational resource for all of our membership. Full disclosure and transparency of our affairs should be at the top of the list and I’m 100% confident that Peter Falcon gets it. I pick my words a little more carefully there, out of respect. More free to speak from the heart here so do be sure and check both venues frequently.
Championships were an integral part of our recent LDR meeting. Distances, surfaces, bid applications, sanctioning fees, et al. Growing pains continue but we are headed in the right direction. We discussed how to get championship bid applications out in a timely manner. We mentioned several races that were or might be interested in hosting. It was decided that a panel would be put together to entertain our association championship bids. The panel is to be comprised of one member each from Lincoln Running Co. Racing, Team Nebraska, and Nebraska Run Guru Elite. We are all hopeful that the Lincoln Marathon or Lincoln Half Marathon makes an official bid application to host our Nebraska Championships for either one of those distances. Stating here and now that the Freedom Run Half Marathon is interested in bidding for that distance. The Monument Half did a heck of a job in 2014 but alas half of the course was run on a trail, not a true Road Race. The Freedom Run 10K is interested in hosting our champs for that discipline and distance, a true Road Race with no curbs, no grass, no two thousand lasses to pass.
And it would be good to have a Road Champs in Omaha, the entirety of those has shifted to West of the Platte River.
If you are interested in hosting an association championships please pop over to the above facebook page or contact our LDR Chair Peter Falcon at [email protected]
A copy of our USATF Nebraska Association Sanctioning fees appears in the table below. All designated championships are required to have sanctioning. This provides insurance for the events. The majority of the sanctioning fee stays with our LDR program and along with membership fees constitute the lion’s share of our annual budget.
Public Service Announcement: Its time to renew your USATF Club memberships if you have not done so already. https://www.usatf.org/mgmt/clubs/?page=%2fmgmt%2fclubs%2fNET%2frenew.aspx
You should also have your individual membership renewed by now. https://www.usatf.org/membership/application/index.asp
| Entrants | Total Sanction Fees | |
| USATF member organization |
non-member organization |
|
| 1-100 | $65.00 | $150.00 |
| 101-250 | $90.00 | $175.00 |
| 251-500 | $165.00 | $250.00 |
| 501-1,000 | $315.00 | $400.00 |
| 1,001-2,000 | $515.00 | $600.00 |
| 2,001-4,000 | $715.00 | $800.00 |
| 4,001-6,000 | $1315.00 | $1400.00 |
| 6,001-15,000 | $3015.00 | $3100.00 |
| 15,001+ | $5015.00 | $5100.00 |
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