Your 2020 Resolution to Run with Pink Gorilla Events
There's nothing like the new year to get you motivated and get into shape, achieve your health goals, and just aim to be a better person all-around. If you are like most of us, you aim high at the beginning of the year and then shortly fall back into old habits. A...
People’s City Mission: Starry Nights
This is a guest post written by People’s City Mission. You can learn more about People’s City Mission and donate here. ** Every year for now 9 years, People’s City Mission has hosted the Starry Nights Christmas Tree Festival & Gala the weekend after...
Don’t Panic Labs: Learning to Like Running
This is a guest post written by Lori McCarthy of Don’t Panic Labs. You can learn more about Don’t Panic Labs here. I guess I'm a runner now. Jan. 23rd, 2019 6:00 am. Lincoln, NE. It's pitch black, 4 degrees, -8 windchill. I have my shoes, socks, tights, wind...
2019 Market to Market Relay Nebraska | Spotlight Team: Pharaohs of Cairo
Cairo, Nebraska is a rural town of 750 just outside of Grand Island. Pronounced Caro, the residents of this close-knit community accept their daily responsibility of correcting the easy mispronunciation. It was, after all, named Nebraska’s hardest-to-pronounce city....
2019 Market to Market Relay Nebraska | Spotlight Team: Candy Ran
Ten years ago, Jim Klaasmeyer was looking for a way to carve more time out of his busy schedule to spend time with his teenage daughter. She had taken up track, so if Jim wanted her time, he was going to have to run for it. “She’s very fast, I was never going to be...
2019 Market to Market Relay Nebraska | Spotlight Team: Dashing Divas
Esther Paine knew her sister, Amy Locher, was going to run. It didn’t surprise anyone, in fact. She always runs. From the Leprechaun Chase to the Good Life Halfsy, it’s just what Amy does. But she never does it alone. “Market to Market gives us one more reason to all...
OrthoNebraska: Meniscus Tears, a Common Knee Injury
This is a guest blog post written by Eric Samuelson, MD Orthopaedic Surgeon at OrthoNebraska. You can learn more about OrthoNebraska here. ** Meniscus tears of the knee are one of the most common problems seen by orthopaedic surgeons. The meniscus is a c-shaped pad of...
AAA: Inspiration for the Ultimate Bike Riding Trip
This is a guest blog post written by AAA of Nebraska. You can learn more about AAA of Nebraska here. ** Remember the childhood joy of freewheeling through the neighborhood on your bicycle? Bring that feeling back with a grown-up vacation that makes pedaling a...
People’s City Mission: A Little Goes A Long Way
This is a guest post written by People’s City Mission. You can learn more about People’s City Mission and donate here. ** Let’s be honest here, sometimes when we think of a homeless shelter, we’re thinking “these guys need money.” And although sometimes that’s true,...
AAA: How to Avoid the 4 Most Common Bicycle-Car Collisions
This is a guest blog post written by AAA of Nebraska. You can learn more about AAA of Nebraska here and here. ** Bicycling is fun for people of all ages, whether you ride solo or in a group. And you can’t beat the potential health benefits—increased muscle strength,...
