PHOTOS: Monument Marathon 2026
More than 600 runners took to the Monument Marathon course this year. Take a look at photos captured by Star-Herald photographers.
Christina Boehr runs near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Kimmie Blaich poses as she runs down from the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Mark Rabasco runs near the Wildcat Hills near the starting line for the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Rebecca Peterson runs near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Gavin Hirsch runs near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Kinsey Smith runs near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Wolfgang Schauss runs near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Michzel McGuire leads a pack down the hill near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Tatum Burke poses near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Clayton Zavodny leads a pack down the hill near the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Susan Whelan runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Neil Spitz grabs a drink at the aid station on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Laurie Horner grabs a drink at the aid station on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Matthew Musgrove grabs a drink at the aid station on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Cambree Schmaltz runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Lincoln Graesser grabs a water from the aid station near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Stewart Layhe runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Jamisyn Howard runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Omar Peña shadow boxes as he runs past the aid station near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Erin Richard grabs water from the aid station near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Logan Farr grabs two waters from the aid station near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Janelle Harrison runs past the aid station near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Megan Collins grabs water from the aid station near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Grant Lacey runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Amber Thielbar runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Melanie Lassen runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Jorge Garcia runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Nicholas Kizzire runs on the pathway near U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Alejandro Garcia grabs ice water at an aid station on U Street in Gering during the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Spectators ring cow bells as they cheer on runners in the Monument Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Gering.
Full marathon runners stretch and prepare at the starting line of the Monument Marathon in the Wildcat Hills on Sept. 26, 2026.
Full marathon runners gather at the starting line of the Monument Marathon in the Wildcat Hills on Sept. 26, 2026.
Full marathon runners pass the starting line of the Monument Marathon in the Wildcat Hills on Sept. 26, 2026.
Full marathon runners descend through the Wildcat Hills during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Crystal Sandberg shouts encouragement to full marathon runners at the Sandberg Implement aid station during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Crystal Sandberg hands a cup of water to a full marathon runner at the Sandberg Implement aid station during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Full marathon runners approach the Sandberg Implement aid station during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A Monument Marathon supporter waits for full marathon runners to pass the Geil Elementary aid station on Sept. 26, 2026.
Volunteers prepare to offer refreshments to full marathon runners at the Simmons Olsen Law Firm aid station at Geil Elementary during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A volunteer hands a cup of water to a full marathon runner at the Simmons Olsen Law Firm aid station at Geil Elementary during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A volunteer hands a cup of water to a full marathon runner at the Simmons Olsen Law Firm aid station at Geil Elementary during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A volunteer hands a cup of water to a full marathon runner at the Simmons Olsen Law Firm aid station at Geil Elementary during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Two volunteers hand a cup of water to a full marathon runner at the Simmons Olsen Law Firm aid station at Geil Elementary during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Howard Olsen offers energy gels to full marathon runners at the Simmons Olsen Law Firm aid station at Geil Elementary during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Howard Olsen offers energy gels to full marathon runners at the Simmons Olsen Law Firm aid station at Geil Elementary during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Matthew Nolde of Plattsmouth, Neb. closes in on the last few miles of the half-marathon during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A volunteer hands a cup of water to Ari Conroy of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a half-marathon runner, at the UNMC aid station near the Scotts Bluff National Monument during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Trina Aguirre, a retired associate professor, fills cups of water for half-marathon runners at the UNMC aid station near the Scotts Bluff National Monument during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Volunteers offer energy gels and cups of water to half-marathon runners passing the UNMC aid station near the Scotts Bluff National Monument during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A volunteer offers cups of water to half-marathon runners passing the UNMC aid station near the Scotts Bluff National Monument during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Trina Aguirre, a retired associate professor, fills cups of water for half-marathon runners at the UNMC aid station near the Scotts Bluff National Monument during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Trina Aguirre, a retired associate professor, fills cups of water for half-marathon runners at the UNMC aid station near the Scotts Bluff National Monument during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Matthew Nolde, of Plattsmouth, Neb, crosses the finish line and completes a half-marathon during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Matthew Nolde, of Plattsmouth, Neb, accepts a half-marathon medallion from Ella-Kathryn Anderson, Miss Nebraska's Teen 2026, during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A volunteer slices bananas in an aid tend immediately past the Monument Marathon 2026 finish line on Sept. 26, 2026.
Falah Al-Hirez, a half-marathon runner, grabs refreshments in an aid tend immediately past the Monument Marathon 2026 finish line on Sept. 26, 2026.
Carolyn Balk accepts a half-marathon medallion past the finish line of the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Ari Conroy of Sioux Falls, South Dakota accepts a half-marathon medallion past the finish line of the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
A half-marathon runner grabs refreshments in an aid tend immediately past the Monument Marathon 2026 finish line on Sept. 26, 2026.
Don Phipps, a half-marathon runner, accepts a medallion from Ella-Kathryn Anderson, Miss Nebraska's Teen 2026, during the Monument Marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Kathy Rose, a retired Gering music teacher, completes her 15th Monument Marathon half-marathon on Sept. 26, 2026.
Kathy Rose, a retired Gering music teacher, accepts her 15th Monument Marathon half-marathon medallion on Sept. 26, 2026.
Rod Hurley, a pace-setter for participants wanting to complete a half-marathon in under two hours and 45 minutes, dances his way across the Monument Marathon finish line on Sept. 26, 2026.
Monument Marathon participants, supporters and volunteers gather past the finish line at Five Rocks Amphitheater on Sept. 26, 2026.
They came to run, volunteer and cheer. Fifteen years into the Monument Marathon, longtime participants say community support remains at the heart of race day.
