Susan Kment did a great job organizing this for Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. This race supports the school district and the dinner is on the school campus. I had a personal tour of the school and was so impressed by the love and commitment given by the teachers and community. It just felt good to run for this cause!

Thank you for this event.
I enjoy running easy start marathons with a home town feel,and easy parking. Corn for miles. I wonder if corn is better than gu?

I expect problems with the first time folks putting on a marathon but I really did not see any. Everything was as advertised. The course was hilly and in the country as expected.
Temps were a little warmer than expected but I can't blame the RD for that.
The aid stations were great with a lot of enthusiasm.

The pasta dinner at packet pick up was really good.
A couple of suggestions for next year: Paper cups instead of styrofoam and a mile marker each mile instead of two.

All in all a great run. I expect it to grow as there are not many choices for Nebraska and they did such a good job on the first.

I'm a 50 stater and this was a fantastic way to earn Nebraska. Easy access (Hooper is just outside Omaha, which is where I'd suggest staying), low key race day packet pick up, convienent parking, reasonable entry fee, friendly aid station volunteers, decent dri-fit shirt, nice medal, chocolate milk (!!) at the finish. What's not to love?!

This is a small race, so the course can get lonely. You're basically in the middle of cornfields for the entire race; we were so far in the country, my Garmin gave out at about mile 12. I was glad I packed headphones, which I normally don't use.

The gravel wasn't 'chunky', more dirt road-ish. I wore trail shoes (smart) but wish I'd have done gaiters too. The hills were challenging, as promised, so don't expect a PR...but they aren't intense enough to keep anyone from doing this race. Go for it!