Hear Carrie speak at a morning & an afternoon session
Meet Carrie as she mingles with runners throughout the day
Carrie Tollefson wasted no time making her mark as a gifted athlete. She won her first
Minnesota state cross country high school title as an eighth grader. She won four more,
setting a state record for consecutive wins. By the time she left Dawson, Carrie had
thirteen Minnesota state high school titles in track and cross country to her name.
At Villanova, Carrie continued to excel. She won the 1998 NCAA Cross Country individual
title for the Wildcats, before becoming the first woman to win titles at both 3000m and
5000m at the same NCAA Outdoor Championship. Following her career at Villanova,
Carrie found herself as one of the favorites to make the 2004 US Olympic team in the
5000m. After falling short of qualifying in the 5000m, Carrie bounced back from her
disappointment and won the 1500m title, securing her spot at the Athens Olympics,
making hers one of the greatest comeback stories of the Trials.
Carrie, a native of Dawson, Minnesota (population 1,539) is celebrity in the Twin Cities
metro area and is also in demand around the country as a vibrant and engaging
motivational public speaker. Long interested in broadcasting, Carrie has worked as a
commentator and play-by-play analyst at elite track meets and road races across the
US.
Carrie's running career accomplishments also have included:
2004 Olympian, 1500m
2004 US Olympic Trials Champion, 1500m
2006 US National Indoor Champion, 3000m
2006 US National Cross Country Champion, 4km
5-time NCAA Champion at Villanova
PACER INFORMATION
We will have pacers available for the following times:
2011 Lincoln National Guard Marathon and
Half Marathon is a RRCA CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT and a BOSTON QUALIFIER RACE
10,000 LIMIT - Registration will
be limited to 10,000 entrants, with up to 8,000 entrants accepted in the half marathon. Registration will close once we receive
10,000 entrants.
EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
Confirmations required at packet pickup.You must bring your confirmation with you as proof of entry to
packet pickup.Online registrations receive an instant confirmation.If you mail your entry, you’ll need the confirmation card/email.
Time Limit CheckPoint.
Marathoners will need to be past the 13-mile mark by 10:00am in order to continue on the marathon course.
All marathoners reaching this point after 10:00am will not be allowed to continue.
Starting area narrowed. (click
here to view start area). In an effort to try to alleviate the crowdedness on the narrow parts of the course,
the starting area will be narrowed. In addition, a wave start will be implemented with approximately two minutes between
each wave. Note: Your time does not
begin until you cross the start line. Gun times only count for top 10
men and women in both races. Only runners
competing for a top 10 place should line up close to start line.
MYLAPS TIMING:
We are pleased to provide a chip-timed event as we have contracted MTEC (formerly known as ChampionChip
Minnesota, Inc.) to time our event once again. Participants will be
provided a gun time, net time, and split times. Split times provided at
check points of 10K, Half & 20M. Runners missing check point may be
disqualified. Overall awards will be based on gun times, but age-group
awards will be based on chip times.
REGISTRATION:
Online registration is through
Active.com. No transaction fees are charged. Registration close
at 10,000 entrants, with up to 8,000 entrants accepted in the half marathon. Otherwise, mailed entries will be accepted through March 31 ; online registration will closes on April 24; in person registration
will be at Runner's Expo (Sat, April 30, 9am-6pm) at Embassy Suites (10th & P
Streets) - if limit has not been met.
ENTRY FEE: (non-refundable)
Date
Marathon
Half-Marathon
Entry method
Normal (by 3/31)
$75
$55
online
Normal (by 3/31)
$85
$65
mail
Late (4/1 - 4/24)
$85
$65
online only
Dead
week (4/25-4/30) - registration is closed while packets are being
prepared.
Expo (4/30) 9:00am to 6:00pm If limit not met. T-shirt not guaranteed with Expo registration
$105
$80
In
person at Expo
PACKET PICKUP - On Saturday, April 30 at the Embassy Suites (10th & P
Streets) from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. On race
day, packet pickup in the Coliseum - building adjacent to Start Line (14th &
Vine area) from 5:45 am to 7 am.
COURSE - The Lincoln National Guard Marathon and
Half-Marathon is run on a citywide course that starts and
finishes on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Runners in both
races share a common start and run a loop route past the Nebraska State Capitol,
along Sheridan Boulevard, past Union College, along the Highway 2 bike path,
past the Lincoln County-City Building and back to the Half-Marathon finish on
the UNL Campus. Marathoners then follow an out-and-back route to Holmes Park
passing the Sunken Gardens, Folsom Children's Zoo and Antelope Park.
Both courses have been nationally certified by and according to the standards
adopted by the USA Track & Field / Road Runners of America Committee on
Certification. Certificates: Marathon=NE10004KU; Half-Marathon=NE10003KU.
Marathon times are acceptable for qualifying in the Boston Marathon.
Qualifying times (chip times) will be automatically forwarded to Boston for entry
verification.
AID STATIONS - Aid stations along the course are never more than
2.5 miles apart. Water, Gatorade, and ice are available at each station.
GU Gel and orange slices are provided on the
last half of the Marathon route.
PARTICIPANTS
RECEIVE:
medal for finishers
night-before pastathon
dri-fit shirt to all entrants
food and beverages at finish
runners' expo
finish time and place shortly after the
race
individual finisher photos (prints must
be bought from photo company)
post-race celebration and awards ceremony
post-race massages available - priority given to marathoners.
MASSAGES -
Free massages will be available after the race with priority given
to full-marathoners. Sports Massages are available to anyone for a
fee in the days leading up to the marathon. If interested please contact one of
these
massage
therapists (pdf).
MARATHONERS' OPTION - Runners who enter the Marathon may switch to the
Half-Marathon. Half-Marathon entrants may not switch to the Marathon.
MEDICAL - Medical assistance is available at each of the aid
stations and at the finish. In order to provide as complete medical care as
possible, we ask that you notify the medical director of any chronic medical
condition you may have. This includes any medical condition that you see a
health practitioner for on a regular basis, any medication you are taking and,
of course, any allergies you may have. This information is kept
confidential by medical personnel and is discarded after the race. To
insure your privacy please send this information directly to the Marathon
Medical Director at 6232 So. 29th Circle, Lincoln NE 68516.
NATIONAL GUARD TRIALS - We are pleased to again host the National Guard
Marathon Trials. Army and Air Guard members representing each state and
territory compete for positions on the National Guard Marathon Team.
For information, contact the Nebraska National Guard at 402-309-7359 or
michael.hagen2@us.army.mil
LODGING - Contact the following hotels for special Marathon
rates:
POST RACE CELEBRATION & AWARDS CEREMONY
- Join us after the race for food, drink and fun. Refreshments at noon,
followed by the Awards Ceremony. Door prizes!
RESULTS - Results will be posted on the Internet even a couple
times while the event is in progress at MTEC Results at the following links:
Full
Marathon, Half Marathon,
Wheelchair. Personalized results (certificates) can be
printed from that site as well.
SAFETY - For the safety of participants, volunteers and
spectators, no unofficial bicycles, roller blades, roller skates, baby
strollers, dogs or unregistered entrants are allowed on the race course.
Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, baby strollers, headphones, roller skates and
roller blades are not permitted on the course.
VOLUNTEERING - If you are unable to run or are just coming along as
a spectator, you can join the action by becoming a race volunteer! All
volunteers receive a T-shirt, refreshments and are eligible for random prizes.
Call 402-423-6150 for more information.
WEATHER - Average low at starting time is 45 degrees, average
high at finish is 55-60 degrees.
Saturday Events
KFRX MAYOR'S RUN (For Children Only) - At 8:00 a.m.,
children sixth grade or younger, participate in a one-mile run around the
Nebraska State Capitol. Check local sporting good stores for entry
forms or write 7040 South 61st St., Lincoln, NE 68516.
RUNNERS' EXPO - Medical professionals and sport celebrities provide
information at the Embassy Suites (10th & P St.) from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. about health and fitness topics. Representatives from
major running equipment manufacturers and local sporting goods stores will
feature the latest in running gear. Souvenir Marathon articles will be
on sale.
NIGHT BEFORE PASTATHON
- Don't Run on Empty! Carbo-load
for FREE before the Marathon. Runners, their families and event
volunteers are invited to enjoy a free pasta dinner. The 14th Annual
Pastathon will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the
Champions Club, 701 Stadium Drive (across street to the west from Memorial
Stadium). No packet pickup is available at the pastathon.
PRAYER SERVICE AVAILABLE
- Prayer and Praise Palooza at 6:30pm,
Champions Club, 707 Stadium Drive. For more information click
here
Awards
MARATHON PRIZE MONEY
(Awards based on gun time)
Place
Men
Women
Masters Men
Masters Women
Wheel chair
1st
$1000
$1000
$250
$250
$200
2nd
500
500
150
150
3rd
250
250
4th
200
200
5th
150
150
6th
100
100
7th
100
100
8th
100
100
9th
100
100
10th
100
100
BONUSES
Paid to first person breaking course record:
$1000 Male 2:20:09
$1000 Female 2:42:45
$250 Masters Men 2:29:11
$250 Masters Women 2:56:58
HALF-MARATHON PRIZE MONEY (Awards based on gun time)
Place
Men
Women
Masters Men
Masters Women
Wheel chair
1st
$500
$500
$200
$200
$100
2nd
250
250
100
100
3rd
150
150
4th
100
100
5th
100
100
6th
75
75
7th
75
75
8th
75
75
9th
50
50
10th
50
50
BONUSES
Paid to first person breaking course record:
$500 Male 1:04:34
$500 Female 1:15:10
$200 Masters Men 1:10:16
$200 Masters Women 1:21:05
The Lewis R. Anderson Award
is presented to the first person to finish the Lincoln National Guard Marathon. This award is given in honor of the first Nebraskan to be
a member of a U.S. Olympic Track and Field team.
The Lincoln Track Club Marathon Cup
is presented to the first woman to finish the Lincoln National Guard Marathon
Plaques are presented to the next
nine men and women in the marathon and the first ten men and women in the
half-marathon.
Age Division Awards: Plaques are awarded to the first five men and
women in each division based upon chip time. Age divisions: 19 & under and five-year
increments thereafter (i.e. 20-24, 25-29, etc). Top 10 overall male and female winners are excluded from age-group
awards.
