Ready to join 6,000 running buddies on a festive fall jaunt through Lincoln?
Registration opens at 10 a.m. today for what’s expected to be the largest running event in Nebraska this year: the Good Life Halfsy.
The annual half-marathon, scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. start Oct. 27, has sold out every year since its inception. Last year’s event, which marked the race’s 10th year, produced its largest showing yet with more than 6,000 participants.
This year, race organizers hope to capitalize on that momentum and again are making more than 6,000 race bibs available, said Jared Bakewell, marketing director for Pink Gorilla Events. The Halfsy is presented by The Mercato at Certified Piedmontese.
They’re also bringing back just-for-fun team options with prizes. Teams with five members will have their team name printed on their race bibs. Teams of 10 or more will receive a $5 refund on each member’s registration fee. Those with 15 or more will get specialized water bottles, and those with 20 or more each get Smasher Gear socks. Teams with 25 or more each will receive $25 gift cards for the Halfsy online store.
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The course will be the same as in past years, starting at Seacrest Field near 70th and A streets and heading west and north to the Haymarket finish line. The course takes runners past Lincoln landmarks such as Holmes Lake, the Sunken Gardens, the state Capitol and downtown stadiums.
Incentives such as hoodies and sunglasses will be offered to runners who sign up for the Good Life Halfsy by Monday.
Registration starts at $94 and increases as race day approaches. To learn more and to register, visit .
A daredevil Brit climbed and descended the height of Mount Everest in a single day - on his stairs at home. Sean Gee, 37, took on the monumental challenge of climbing to the peak of the world’s highest mountain at his four-bed suburban home - and he's potentially set a new world record in the process. In total, he completed 11.8 miles (17km) of elevation change in 22 hours and 57 minutes, climbing 8,848 metres up to the peak and down again. He climbed up 3,277 floors - the equivalent of over 32 Empire State Buildings. Sean has always wanted to climb Everest but couldn’t afford to do so – it currently costs £8,900 for a permit and is set to rise to £11,780 in 2025. So instead, he decided to make the arduous journey from the comfort of his then home in Las Vegas, USA. Now he's waiting for confirmation that he holds the Guinness World Record for the first person to ascend and descend the height of Everest in 24 hours. Sean, who is originally from Coalville, Leics., said: “At the time I was going through a divorce, so I needed to take my mind off the situation and thought what better way to climb Everest? “You have so many different thoughts and feelings, what you're feeling on the start line is very different to how you feel at the end. “After 14 hours I went into one of the rooms upstairs and cried for 10 mins then carried on. "It was a rollercoaster, there were moments I was really happy and moments I was really down. “It’s all mental at the end of the day – the one thing I focused on was if I stop right now what will I be doing instead? I’d rather be pushing to do something I’ll remember for years to come. “I actually miscalculated and didn’t allow for time coming down the stairs – I thought it was going to take me 10 or 11 hours, but it ended up taking nearly 24 hours." Sean, a content creator who posts his challenges on YouTube under the name s34ntravels, completed the challenge for a suicide prevention charity. The idea for the monumental task came to him after completing other endurance challenges, including ultramarathons. He already holds a Guinness World Record for the longest time playing an arcade dance game – completing 40 hours on a dance mat in Las Vegas. “I’ve been doing endurance challenges for a long time – I always wanted to climb Mount Everest but the problem is it’s really expensive,†he said. “It’s one of those things only people with a lot of money and time can attain and achieve." He didn't do any specific training to complete the 91784-step climb - relying on his fitness from ultra marathons and other endurance challenges - and burned nearly 10,000 calories in the process. And he says some climbers who had conquered the actual mountain were dismissive of his attempt – saying he should try again with all the equipment and a lack of oxygen. However, he says he also received lots of positive comments and was able to raise over $400 for charity. He said: “People couldn’t really process the magnitude of it until I made the video and sped it up, you can see the sun go down and up again in the background, I think that’s when it clicked for some people. “It was funny when people had gone to bed and woken up again and I was still climbing the stairs. “It's individual, some people enjoy going up Everest, paying and risking their life – for me this is my individual goal within the realms of what money and time I have.†Sean carried out the challenge on September 3 2021 but has only just received confirmation from Guinness that it is a new world record. “For my next challenge I was thinking of climbing Olympus Mons, Mars’ highest volcano on the stairs with a friend - so we’d do the equivalent of one-and-a-half Everests each,†he said.
Photos: Good Life Halfsy runners take to Lincoln streets
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Michelle Meyer runs the Good Life Halfsy on Sunday.
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Kari Bruns throws her arms up as she crosses the finish line on Sunday during the Good Life Halfsy.
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Nate Messman runs dressed in costume on Sunday during the Good Life Halfsy.
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Karli Kieta (right) receives a medal after finishing the Good Life Halfsy on Sunday.
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Turkey leggings are worn by a runner on Sunday during the Good Life Halfsy.
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Runners come down a bridge during the Good Life Halfsy in 2019.
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Left to right: Krista Crowe has her photo taken by Daniel Crowe as they cross the finish line on Sunday during the Good Life Halfsy.
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A supporter holds a sign on Sunday during the Good Life Halfsy.
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Left to right: Brooklyn Christensen holds a poster so her mom can better see it as Aria Christensen keeps a look out for her on Sunday during the Good Life Halfsy.
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