The Spring Forward Race is the perfect run for those training for the Lincoln Marathon or Half Marathon. The 10 Mile, 5K and 1 Mile races begin at Antelope Park.

The 10-mile route challenges you by taking you along Normal Boulevard where you turn right onto Myrtle Street and proceed to 56th Street, then south on 56th Street to Calvert Street. You’ll take Calvert street west until you reach the Rock Island Trail, which you’ll jump on and head south to the turnaround at Old Cheney. From there it will be a straight shot on the scenic Rock Island Trail to the finish line.

The 5K will Start/Finish in Antelope Park by the Auld Pavilion. Runners will run out of the park to A Street, turn right toward Normal Blvd. At Normal Blvd., runners will turn right taking Normal Blvd to S. Cotner Blvd where they turn right to hop onto the Billy Wolff trail and take Billy Wolff to Antelope Park, where they cross Memorial Drive, run past the Water Tower Condos onto Rock Island. At the Garfield St. bridge, they run down the ramp back onto Memorial Drive back to the finish by Auld Pavilion.

The 1-mile run/walk will start in the same location as the other two distances. The 1-milers run from Antelope Park onto Memorial Drive making a right onto Billy Wolff Trail through Antelope Park, up the ramp across the Garfield St. bridge, down the ramp back onto Memorial Drive and to the finish line at Auld Pavilion.

Friday, March 21, 2025
You must sign up for a specific time during registration!
11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Lincoln Running Company
1213 Q Street
Lincoln, NE 68510

Race Day
Reserved for our out-of-town participants ONLY!
7:00 a.m. near the Start/Finish line.

Gift certificates from the Lincoln Running Company will be awarded in both the 5K and 10-mile races. There will an awards ceremony onsite as soon as results are available.

10 Mile
The top overall three men and women finishers will receive gift certificates as follows:
- 1st place - $75
- 2nd place - $50
- 3rd place - $25

The top two men and women wheelchair finishers will receive gift certificates as follows:
-1st place - $75
-2nd place - $50

The top two Master's (40 and over) men and women finishers will receive gift certificates as follows:
-1st place - $50
-2nd place- $25

Age divisions winners will also receive awards. The divisions are 19 and under; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79, 80+ and wheelchair. The top two men and women in each division will receive gift certificates as follows:
- 1st place - $20
- 2nd place - $15

5K
The top overall three men and women finishers will receive gift certificates as follows:
- 1st place - $50
- 2nd place - $25
- 3rd place - $20

There will be no age group awards in the 5K race.
There will be no awards in the 1 mile run.

There will be no duplication of awards.

The 1 mile is the first event of the Kids' Grand Prix. Grand Prix runners should enter online and pay the normal entry fee: Kids 12 and under at $8. Entry fees increase after the early registration period.

Information on parking for the event will be distributed the week of the event.

Are you a member of the Lincoln Track Club?
Individual and Family Memberships are available here.

For event-related questions, please click the Contact the Organizers button on the left-hand side of this page.