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The sold-out Good Life Halfsy brings 9,500 runners to Lincoln on Sunday
The Halfsy is a record-size race with a big price tag for Lincoln
- 9,500
- runners registered for the sold-out race
- $3.5 million
- in economic activity, on the low end
- 50
- states represented in the field
- 35 minutes
- to spread out starts with new corrals
If you're in Lincoln this weekend, expect a crowd. The Good Life Halfsy is sold out with 9,500 registered runners on Sunday, Nov. 8, and it's the biggest half marathon in Nebraska's history. Event director Ben Cohoon says the field includes runners from all 50 states, and organizers estimate at least $3.5 million in economic activity.
The 13.1-mile race starts at Seacrest Field near Lincoln East High School and finishes in the West Haymarket. Wheelchair athletes go at 8:25 a.m., and runners start at 8:30 a.m. Driving? Try O Street, 84th Street, Pioneers Boulevard or 9th and 10th streets. Closures also have been provided to Waze and Google Maps.
Canopy Street closes from 5 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on race day
Canopy Street between O and R streets, and Nebraska Innovation Campus
- 5 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Canopy St. closed between O and R streets
- 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Streets within Nebraska Innovation Campus closed
- Date
- Sun., Nov. 8
- Runners start
- 8:30 a.m.
Source: KLIN
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| When | What |
|---|---|
| 5 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Canopy St. closed between O and R streets |
| 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Streets within Nebraska Innovation Campus closed |
| Date | Sun., Nov. 8 |
| Runners start | 8:30 a.m. |
- Packet pickup: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 7, Sandhills Global Event Center
- Arrive between 7 and 7:30 a.m.; be in corrals by 8:15 a.m.
- Cheer stations: five, plus more than 20 entertainment acts
- Live athlete tracking and spectator maps: goodlifehalfsy.com
