Race Updates
#Friendship
“There are good ships and wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, may they always be!” – Irish Proverb As much as we love fast times, the one thing we might love more is camaraderie, because misery loves company. This side of LRC Racing has really grown in the…
Read MoreLate Summer Racing Update
LRC Racing has had a lot going on the past few weekends, starting with Saturday, July 22nd in Columbus, NE, where the 2017 version of the Columbus Downtown Runaround took place. This race marked the 7th anniversary of the beginning of LRC, so it was only fitting that co-founder Eric Noel made an appearance to…
Read MoreEmpyrean Ales 5k
For the past 5 years, racers at the Empyrean Trails 5k have been met with snow, mud, and cold. In 2017 the course was dry, the wind was up, and runners were ready to get after some cross country with one of the best post-race spreads around. Hosted at Camp Carol Joy Holling with a…
Read MoreLRC Racing “Fishing” for State Title
LRC Racing took its most competitive team to-date to the USATF Club XC Championships this past weekend, but before we get to that, Johnny Rutford boosted himself to 4th on the team’s Top 10 list for the marathon by running a time of 2:32:36 on Sunday, December 4th. Then, to recap LRC Racing’s history at…
Read MoreLRC Racing Brings Living History Pottery Back
While some passed the brisk morning nestled in a cozy bed and others making their way to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for Nebraska football’s senior day, LRC Racing woke up in Des Moines, IA to compete at the 38th annual Living History Farms race. With a scoring team comprised of Ryan Dostal (8th OA, 42:22),…
Read MoreChampionship Racing
LRC Racing has been pretty busy these last two weeks representing at the USATF Masters 15K championships in Tulsa, and then at what is arguably the deepest half marathon in the area in the Good Life Halfsy. First off, on Saturday October 29th, five 50+ masters competed to a second place finish (by a mere…
Read MoreBryan Health Capital City Classic
The re-branded Capital City Classic sponsored by Bryan Health could not have gone better for LRC Racing! A 5k and 15k race took place on Sunday, October 23rd, and the team represented well. In the 15k, Trevor Vidlak took the overall title with a time of 52:12, while Ryan Regnier (3rd OA, 1st Masters, 52:59)…
Read MoreFall Racing Weekend Update
LRC Racing had quite the busy weekend on the 8th/9th of October! First off, eight men and women participated in the Market to Market Relay from Omaha to Nebraska on Saturday the 9th. The coed team finished the 76 mile race third overall and as the second coed team in a total time of 7:44:28.1…
Read MoreDes Moines (Half) Marathon Recap
LRC Racing took to the streets in Des Moines Marathon and Half-Marathon. With a brand new course and a foggy day with high humidity, LRC-Racing and the state of Nebraska as a whole put together solid performances in both races. The state of Nebraska had 3 of the top 4 finishers in the Men’s Half-Marathon…
Read MoreFall 2016 Racing Update
There has been a lot going on for LRC Racing since we last checked in after the Thunder Run on August 13th. On September 2nd, a contingent of LRC Racing made the 3 hour drive to Sioux Falls to run the Augustana Twilight 4 mile race against almost 300 other runners. While non-collegiate teams were…
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