Taking on the 2017 Harvest Moon Hustle was like meeting an old friend for Bill Udell. "It's my favorite running event. It’s the one race I won’t miss every year," he said. He's competed in the Harvest Moon Hustle since it's inaugural year in 2011. Running beneath a canopy of fall foliage in the ever fading [...]
This is a guest blog post written by Emily Estes, founder of Sage Nutrition. You can find more information about Sage Nutrition here. ** It’s funny how things change as we get older, huh? Like a love for running… I never would have imagined I would have those words coming my mouth. As a freshman [...]
by Zach Harsin, Director of Community Relations at Pink Gorilla Events Yes, we are an event production company with an obsessive fixation on the tiniest of details. Hence, one of our core values: “There’s no-such thing as Good-Enough". We love dreaming up exciting new events, while stressing over the placement of every last cone, but [...]
Giving locally is an important part of our mission at Pink Gorilla Events. Sure, we strive to produce big experiences for our runners, but was also seek to make an impact on the communities in which we run. We now produce eight events in three states, five of which are right here in the Lincoln/Omaha [...]
We have teamed up with our friends at Madonna ProActive for the month of January to support our BRIN Charity of Choice, Nebraska Community Blood Bank, with BRIN Blood Drive Month! The following is a blog post from NCBB on the positive affects of blood donation and running. As runners, some of us may be [...]
The 2016 racing season is officially history, and for us at Pink Gorilla Events it was just that, a history making year. In 2016, we topped 20,000 annual runners for the first time, received local & national recognition, and raised over $65,000 for nearly 100 local groups affiliated with our events. As race directors, we [...]
In-case you have not yet heard, we have had to make some modifications to the 2016 Harvest Moon Hustle race course. While the Grandpa’s Woods loop and subsequent covered bridge crossing has served as a scenic, challenging and unique part of Harvest Moon Hustle lure for the past 4 years, it will not be a [...]