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Lincoln Half Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska

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Nice Nebraska! The first weekend in May is a popular weekend for races! There are so many great options, including my local race in Pittsburgh. I've run the Pittsburgh Half Marathon three times, and always have a bit of FOMO if I am not running it for one reason or another.  However, once I started planning for my 50 States goal, I realized I would need to be willing to travel and race in other places this weekend. I decided to run the Lincoln Half Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska this year, because I am trying to prioritize visiting places that I have not been before. Lincoln was on my list after running the Louisiana Half Marathon in Baton Rouge , because I wanted to see another city with a skyscraper Capitol building! The race website was very user-friendly and the planning was simple. I found a reasonably-priced room at the Hilton Garden Inn Lincoln in the Haymarket District. The location was ideal, walking distance to the Expo and the Start/Finish! Travel to Lincoln is a lit...