I am Scott Giddings and I am employed at Girls and Boys Town in Omaha Nebraska. I am also an avid runner.
I have been at Girls and Boys Town since leaving the military in 1997 and am continually in awe of the mission of the home.
It was nearly two years ago that I started wondering what running across Nebraska would be like. After experimenting with some long runs 50K - 50 miles, I decided to take the plunge and commit myself to taking on the state from the Wyoming to Iowa borders. I'll pass by two of Nebraska best known landmarks, Chimney Rock in the west and the village of Boys Town in the east, thus the Landmark Run.
It has been nearly six months since I last wrote about the Landmark Run. I want to return to a statement I made in my last post on April 29:
“This is not a failure and I am not quitting, of that you can be sure.”
Beginning Saturday, October 20, I intend to finish what I started. [...]