Lincoln National Guard Full and Half Marathon

Hurricane Ike flashed its tail at us at the St. Charles Marathon last September: the race was stopped after 10 miles. And yes, we were at Chicago Marathon a year and a half ago for the heat shut-down of the race.

And when we saw the headline below in the Lincoln Journal Star, we hoped we had not arrived for the shut-down of the marathon because of the H1N1 Flu.....

Hurrah! Sweet Pea and I finished the half marathon and Don ran the marathon... in Lincoln, Nebraska in the bi-centennial year of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Temperatures in 50's to mid-60's: our favorite running weather.

The race took us past the Nebraska Capitol.. on the east side and back on the west.

Registration and expo were at a hotel near the University of Nebraska campus.

SPRING has arrived in Lincoln!

Parks and golf courses in the residential neighborhoods made a pleasant run.

Never seen so many little lawn signs, colored sidewalk chalk messages ("I think I can ... I think I can ... I think I can") ... cheering folks nearly all the way.

At two different locations little pre-school boys were blowing soap bubbles for the passing runners.

Start and finish were on the University of Nebraska campus. Post-race party in a nearby building offered a variety of party food.