All Races Start and End at Riverdale Park – 2000 E 24th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105
The 10 Mile and 5 Mile will be led by a bicycle rider and we will have green flags and people spread throughout the course. There will also be marking on the ground so that you can’t get lost!

CANCELLED due to COVID-19 assembly guidelines.

The women of the Gamma Delta Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta at the University of Nebraska at Omaha are hosting their annual AmaXIng Challenge: Step It Up 5K Run/Walk. All proceeds will go towards Autism Speaks.

The race will be held on Saturday, April 18th at Lake Zorinsky on South 156th Street, Park Shelter #5. The event aims to raise funds for Autism Speaks so that it can carry out its mission to increase understanding and acceptance of autism spectrum disorder; and advance research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions. The morning will be filled with fun little activities including a treasure hunt for kids as well as face painting and temporary tattoos for all to enjoy before the race.

Registration is $30 for adults and $15 for kids, and comes with a quick dry tech shirt and post race snack and water.  This is a chip timed run but walkers follow runners.   There is a raffle following the race.  Day of registration opens at 8am and there is entertainment for the whole family including jugglers and clowns. This is a fundraiser for pediatric brain cancer research.

Ready. Set. bRUNch. for the fifth annual bRUNch 5k! Lace up your running (or walking) shoes for the bRUNch 5k on April 18, 2020. Once you cross the finish line, enjoy a buffet brunch with mimosas and bloody marys at Beacon Hills restaurant.

Not a runner? Join us for our brunch-only option!

bRUNch 5K Registration – $55 ($27 tax-deductible)

• Bib and entrance to 5K timed event
• bRUNch buffet at Beacon Hills, two beverage tickets*
• bRUNch swag and merchandise

Adult Run Only Ticket – $45

• Bib and entrance to 5K timed event
• bRUNch swag and merchandise

Adult bRUNch Only Ticket – $30

• bRUNch buffet at Beacon Hills, two beverage tickets*

Kids Run Only Ticket (under 12 years of age) – $40

• Bib and entrance to 5K timed event
• bRUNch swag and merchandise

 Kids bRUNch Only Ticket (under 12 years of age) – $25

• bRUNch buffet at Beacon Hills

*Alcoholic beverages will be available for entrants 21 and up. Exclusions may apply to beverage selections.

If you are interested in a donation or sponsorship, please contact us at brunch5k@jlomaha.org. For more information about the event and to purchase registrations and tickets, visit www.jlomaha.org

The Valley 7 Lakes Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5 Person Relay tours the 7 deep water lake communities in and around charming Valley, Nebraska.  “Giving every participant the opportunity to run to their potential” is the race’s guiding star.  The course has been designed to a total of 21′ total elevation gain, earning it the “Flattest Closed Road Marathon in the World” designation.  Nebraska’s only completely closed road marathon, no bike paths or sidewalks!  The 5 Person Road Relay will  be in the traditional Japanese fashion with legs of 5K, 10K, 5K, 10K, 12K.  Runners will wear and pass a sash called a Tasuki.  Check  the website for more details.    All events start and finish  on the DC West High School track.  Proceeds benefit DC West Cross Country and Western Douglas County community based fitness programs.

Engineers Without Borders USA’s vision is a world in which every community has the capacity to sustain-ably meet their basic human needs. Come and Support the Engineers Without Borders Nebraska Chapter in their fundraising efforts to bring solar panels to schools in Madagascar and a vital bridge to a community in Zambia. This Fun Run through Chalco Hills will have a 3K, 5K, and 10K trail you can choose to walk or run on. You will need to sign a waiver when you purchase your ticket. We’ll start checking in people at 8:00 am. Runners will start at 9:00 am and walkers will start at 9:15 am. Once you are finished and have worked up a good appetite, join us back at the start where the Pancake Man will be waiting with delicious pancakes! We are so grateful for your support and hope to see you there!

Event highlights for 2020

Date of event:  Saturday, April 25

Where: Baxter Arena

Time:  Registration opens at 7:30 am

Event Chair –  Kelissa Crawford – Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer

Physicians Mutual

Day of Race

8:30 a.m. – kick off the 800 meter Kids’ Race (located on 67th Street Bridge)

9:00 a.m. – Kids’ Fun Interactive activities start

o             Inflatable obstacle course, baseball cages, interactive inflatables, hamster ball races, basketball,  and many, many more activities hosted by the UNO student-athletes

o             Event will be held rain or shine

o             Great family Fan Fest event

9:00 a.m. – 10K and 5K runs (Chip timed) and 5K walk

• 10K run route – starts on the 67th Street bridge adjacent from the Baxter Arena up thru UNO Campus. (see map for 10K route directions)
• 5K run route – starts on the 67th Street bridge adjacent from the Baxter Arena and thru Aksarben Village. (see maps for 5K run and walk route directions)
• 5k walk route- Starts on the 67th Street bridge adjacent from Baxter arena then south on the Keystone trail

Additional Information:

• Vendors – 50 different health and university driven vendors will be in attendance
• Omaha Fire truck will be present
• Food and drinks- (Sponsored by Pepsi and Quality Brands and Spartan Nash) will be provided that morning to all

registered participants with race bibs.

• A post-race social tent/beer garden will open at 9:00 a.m.
• Massage tent- free massages will be available that morning to all participants before and after race inside Baxter Arena
• All coaches, student-athletes and staff will be in attendance.
• Kids activities inside Baxter Arena

Registration will open in January 2020 register online at OMavs.com/Maverickrun, it will take you directly to the registration page.

*Arrowhead Obstacle Trail Run is a 5k (3.1 mile) event on the trails of Arrowhead Park near Neola, Iowa (I-80 exit 23).
*The challenging course will feature 15 obstacles on scenic hilly trails that wind through the woods and around the campgrounds and lake.
*There will also be a kid friendly 1 mile course!
*Arrowhead Obstacle Trail Run is a not for profit event, with all funds raised going to support the Pottawattamie County Trails Association.
*This will NOT be a mud run, so no mud pits, water crossings, or cold hose showers. A change of shoes is still recommended as the majority of the course is on dirt and grass trails. Shoes are required to participate.