20th Annual Wear Yellow Ride, Run & Walk

PROCEEDS Your participation is making a difference. 100% of our proceeds support Wear Yellow Nebraska’s cancer fighting and cancer patient assistance programs. This event specifically supports the Wear Yellow Cab Ride Program. THE WEAR YELLOW CAB RIDE PROGRAM As a cancer survivor, co-founder and past president Mike Buckley had the idea to start funding rides for cancer patients in Omaha who were without access to transportation, a need he discovered during his own treatment journey. Access to rides to and from treatment are essential because patients are in a weakened state and often times left unable to drive themselves. Even if patients do have family and friends who can help, they aren't always available, and sometimes survivors just don’t want to ask for one more favor. Lack of transportation leaves these patients vulnerable to a lapse in vital medical care during their treatment. The annual Wear Yellow Ride, Run & Walk turned into a way to fund vital transportation by providing free transportation to cancer patients in need, and the Wear Yellow Cab Ride program, powered by Lyft, remain our primary program to date. Since launching our free cab ride program in late 2012, Wear Yellow Nebraska has spent more than $350,000 dollars in providing more than 20,500 cab rides to patients in need with a record 4,000+ rides in 2022. REGISTRATION DATES & PACKET PICK UP Online Registration is open and will be open through the week of the event. Those who register AFTER April 24th are not guaranteed an event t-shirt. Additional quantities will be ordered, but sizes will vary. T-shirt cut off is 5:00PM on April 24th! Register today to ensure you receive an awesome event shirt! And we truly mean Awesome! Costs: We try to keep the cost of the event simple. $45 through April 30, $50 through day of the event. T-shirt cutoff is April 24th, so be sure to register before to ensure you receive an awesome event t-shirt. Distances: From a short cruise down the highway to a scenic loop over hills and countryside, you can experience the very best of springtime in rural Nebraska. • For those craving roads, we offer 25, 35, 45, and 55 mile options. • For those craving less formal roads, we’re excited to offer a 27 mile beginners gravel option, and a 55 mile experienced gravel riders route. • For those on two legs, we invite you to participate in the approximate 5K Run & Walk through the beautiful, Mahoney State Park. Packet Pick Up We have four packet pick up dates as well as picking it up the day of. We encourage you to pick your packet up early, as it makes for an even earlier morning on the day of the event. Look for our new trailer, that's where we will be distributing packets from. You can pick up your packet from 5:00-7:00 PM on: • May 9 Packet Pick Up @ Trek Lincoln - 33rd & Pioneers BLVD • May 10 Packet Pick Up @ Trek Store - 72nd & Jones St, Omaha • May 11 Packet Pick Up @ Greenstreet Papillion - 225 South Washington, Papillion (behind the store) • May 12 Packet Pick Up @ Trek West Omaha 145th & Eagle Run Drive We encourage you to pick up your packet at one of these times. This allows you to have more time to get yourself ready the morning of the ride. If you are unable to make it to one of these dates, you can pick up your packet the morning of the ride. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your roll out time. For safety of all participants, helmets must be worn at all times. This is a rain or shine event and no refunds will be given. We have limited volunteer spots available and spots are filled at the discretion of the Wear Yellow Nebraska Board of Directors. DEPARTURE TIMES & ROUTES All routes depart from the Museum Durham Restoration Hangar. Check out the links below to the route maps, where you can save and download to your phone or gps device. 7:00AM DEPARTURES Ride & Run – Participants wishing to ride the 25 mile route and run/walk the Adventure 5K will depart at 7:00AM. You will need to complete the 25 mile ride by 9:50 AM to be ready to participate in the 5K Adventure Run & Walk starting at 10:00AM. 55 Mile Road Route A challenging route with rolling hills and plenty of scenery. Remember, it’s Nebraska and there will be a good headwind somewhere on this route. You earn a second set of pancakes for completing this route! 55.5 Mile Gravel Ride Route For the adventure seekers that really want a workout. We’ve got gravel, minimum maintenance roads, hills, some trail and pavement, maybe a few farm dogs… but one heck of an adventure ride. Designed for riders who like their fat tire bikes, gravel and cross bikes, or their mountain bikes, this is the route for you. A semi-self supported route with one power stop through the farmlands of eastern Nebraska.

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