Nancy Sutton-Moss has been involved with the Lincoln Marathon for over 40 years and has been the race director for the last 35 years! For several of those years, Nancy worked full time as a teacher and raised her family in addition to being the marathon race director. Nancy is one a very few remaining…
This past winter has been one for the record books. Fortunately one major trail project was completed just in the nick of time—the Murdock Trail rebuild. Formerly only a limestone trail that was not cleared of snow in the winter, it was redone as a side-by-side trail—a limestone trail (which runners like) with a paved…
It is our privilege to recognize Johnny Rutford with the Lincoln Track Club’s 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award. His presence at the front of many local, regional, and, lately, national level races has represented the Lincoln running community well. The fact that he was born and raised in eastern Nebraska makes this award just a little…
Just a couple short years ago, Katie Fitzsimmons (Katie Wetzstein back then) was tearing up the track and cross country field for the University of South Dakota. Before leaving USD, she would set a couple of school records, run extremely fast, and earn national recognition. This past year, 2018, was really just a repeat of…
He worked hard! Picked up trash. Tore down the finish line year after year after year. Always with a smile and a kind word. Then we heard the news, “Tom has ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease.” He continued to help a little, mostly directing his family. Then he was in a wheelchair, but still watching the…
“Rise to it!” This is the battle cry for one of Lincoln’s most influential running community members. It seems fitting, given the fact that this person “rises” early nearly every morning to spend some time in solitude, training, while ensuring that the demands of a husband, father, public school teacher, and coach are also met.…
Every runner appreciates the significance of numbers. They denote distance, pace, PRs, streaks, start-line times, goals, followers on Strava, and qualifying standards. We fixate over them, strive for new ones, and often define success by them. As a lifelong runner and professional bean counter, Steve Loftis understands the importance of numbers, both on and off…
The California International Marathon has proved over the years to be a solid marathon for those looking to qualify for the trials and this year was no different. The sun shone brightly for two of the Lincoln Running Co. Nebraska team members. Johnny Rutford had a solid build-up to his marathon, so solid that he…
The weekend of November 10–11 saw the Lincoln North Star cross country team join almost four thousand other prep runners at the 12th annual Nike Heartland Cross Country Championships. With the support of the Lincoln Track Club, more than twenty runners voluntarily continued training after the Nebraska State Championship meet. Whether chasing a possible qualifying…
It was a ruff year for the Holiday Run! With a soaking December rain that turned to snow Saturday night, the trail was soppy and a bit slippery in spots. But the scenery was a classic Holiday Run motif—so much so that as runners headed up Choo-Choo Hill, sledders took a slow slide down. The…