Our Omaha Wednesday Night Training Group will “officially” meet only twice more this year. Tonight we’ll do a final preview run of this weekend’s Swamp Stomp 8k Trail Run, 6:00 start time. And next Wednesday we’ll have our final installment at Millard West Track. That is the fun night of the year when we’ll hold our 5th annual Predict a Mile, Running Haiku Contest, Ugliest Feet Contest, and share our favorite awards and t-shirts from 2012.
Wednesday nights have become the favorite night of the week for me over the last few years. So many great stories, so many determined athletes. The group has grown tremendously this year and we’re all better off for it, so much sweat and effort and peace and love.
The weather looks to be perfect for Saturday’s Swamp Stomp. Sunny with a low of 46 and a high of 72, light winds. The long sleeve T-shirts and piping hot Red Beans & Rice will be the perfect foils to the chilly morning. You can still register online at www.active.com through 6:00 pm today. We will also hold packet pick up and registration at Red Dirt Running Company on Friday from 10:00 until 6:00 pm. And of course race day registration will be available from 8:00 am until 9:30. Gun goes off at 10:00 for the adults, the Little Gators will Gallop beginning at 9:30. As always we will be treated to authentic Cajun music by the Prairie Gators and the age group awards once again come directly from New Orleans.
And there’s still time to register for the Vala’s Pumpkin Patch Trail of Terrors 5K. Registration will remain open at active.com through next Wednesday. We’ve already signed up over 200 people, this will be a Spooktacular event for one and all! And again, we’ll host packet pick up and registration at Red Dirt Running Company on Friday the 26th and have race day registration beginning at 6:30 am.
Thanks for the emails, texts, phone calls, and hands from my friends in the running community. I’m blessed.
Last year’s Swamp Stomp start. In addition to being the best Cajun themed event of the year the race also serves as the USATF Nebraska 8K Trail Championship.
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