3:47 finish, 432/1082 place overall. Nice well-supported race in and around Lincoln, starting and finishing downtown near the University of Nebraska campus and running mostly through residential and park areas. Cool at the start but warmed up a lot in second half with very little shade, making for a tough finish. It’s a mostly flat course though and I was still solidly under four hours as needed for the state.
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Sunday, May 4, 2025
Marathon #166 (country* #32): Newport Marathon, Wales
3:47 finish, 1239/2846 place overall. Nice well organized mid-sized race starting and finishing in downtown Newport, a small industrial city in southeastern Wales just east of Cardiff and about two hours west of London. Most of the course is on farmland and very flat, allowing for fast times. Decent sub-four finish.
* Although Wales is part of the UK, international athletic organizations and marathon clubs count it as its own country along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Photos - England
(Many more England photos on 2015 England marathon post)
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