United States·2026

Lincoln, NE

Lincoln's running scene centers on flat prairie terrain with the Candy Cane Course as the local winter standard and the Con Mis Amigos 50K drawing ultrarunners to the Loess hills southwest of the city. Cyclists benefit from wide open roads ideal for long steady efforts, though the real draw is the Lauf Gravel Worlds event, a 241km unsupported gravel epic that uses the Nebraska sandhills and loess country around the region as its playground. The elevation here sits around 370 metres with minimal relief—good for building base fitness but little technical climbing.