Run into spring! Whether you’re working toward your first 5K or training for the Lincoln Marathon or Half Marathon, Spring Forward is your first checkpoint race of the year. Test your endurance, check in on your goals, and enjoy a course designed by local runners for every pace and starting point.
Choose your distance: 10 Mile, 5K or 1 Mile. All races start and finish in historic Antelope Park.
10 Mile
A mostly flat course with a few rolling hills and a scenic payoff. Starting at Antelope Park, you’ll follow Normal Boulevard southeast before dipping into the neighborhoods along Myrtle, 56th, and Calvert streets. Here the rolling hills add a little challenge and a change of rhythm before you join the Rock Island Trail, where the course levels out and the scenery shifts. Sheltered by trees, you’ll follow this scenic paved trail south to the turnaround at Old Cheney, then enjoy a gentle downhill glide, all the way back through Antelope Park to the finish line.
5K
A flat course with a fast feel and plenty to enjoy along the way. You’ll start alongside the 10-milers, heading southeast on Normal Boulevard before splitting off at South Cotner Boulevard onto the Billy Wolff Trail.
Follow Antelope Creek past Jim Ager Golf Course and the ballfield, catching the scent of pine as you approach Antelope Park. Cross the bridge into the park, wind through its trails, and return to Memorial Drive for the final stretch to the finish near Auld Pavilion.
1 Mile
Big race energy for every age. This course is part of the Kids’ Grand Prix running series and open to runners and walkers of all ages. You’ll stay entirely within beautiful Antelope Park, with the same start and finish line as the longer races.
Follow Memorial Drive north, then turn right onto Old Trail. Head south past the Nebraska Liberty Bell before returning to Memorial Drive. Then climb the ramp to the Garfield Street bridge for a view above the park. The reward? A downhill burst on the other side for a little extra spring in your steps toward the finish line.
Registration fees
Where pricing applies, shown amounts include mandatory charges, items, and fees.
10 Mile
Price changes in 3 months 15 days-
Register by Saturday, 3/10 to be guaranteed a T-shirt. REQUIRED 14 MIN/MILE OR FASTER.
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Register for 10 Mile$60.25
$55.00 + Processing
Now registering Mar 1 – Feb 28 -
$70.85
$65.00 + Processing
Feb 28 – Mar 16 -
$86.75
$80.00 + Processing
Mar 16 – Mar 19
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5K
Price changes in 3 months 15 days-
Register by Saturday, 3/10 to be guaranteed a T-shirt
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Register for 5K$60.25
$55.00 + Processing
Now registering Mar 1 – Feb 28 -
$70.85
$65.00 + Processing
Feb 28 – Mar 16 -
$86.75
$80.00 + Processing
Mar 16 – Mar 19
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1 Mile (age 13 & Over)
Price changes in 3 months 15 days-
Register by Saturday, 3/10 to be guaranteed a T-shirt
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Register for 1 Mile (age 13 & Over)$28.45
$25.00 + Processing
Now registering Mar 1 – Feb 28 -
$33.75
$30.00 + Processing
Feb 28 – Mar 16 -
$44.35
$40.00 + Processing
Mar 16 – Mar 19
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Kids Grand Prix 1 Mile (runners 5-12 yrs old)
Price changes in 3 months 15 days-
All kids who complete the KGP mile receive a prize at the end of the race.
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Register for Kids Grand Prix 1 Mile (runners 5-12 yrs old)$17.85
$15.00 + Processing
Now registering Mar 1 – Feb 28 -
$23.15
$20.00 + Processing
Feb 28 – Mar 16 -
$33.75
$30.00 + Processing
Mar 16 – Mar 19
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Course Maps
5K Route
10M Route
1M Route
Packet Pick-Up
Friday, March 19, 2027
You must sign up for a specific time during registration!
11:00 a.m. to 5:30 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.
Post-Race and Awards
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.
Kids' Grand Prix
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 $15. Entry fees increase after the early registration period.
Parking
Are you a member of the Lincoln Track Club?
Individual and Family Memberships are available here.
Contact information
- Event contact
- Holly West
- Website
- Visit website
