Omaha Marathon Omaha Marathon The Omaha Marathon is an annual marathon held in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The 2010 marathon was the 35th edition, meaning that the race was first run in 1975. The event is a qualification event for the Boston Marathon. Today, runners have the option of running a half-marathon or 10 kilometers instead. The 2010 race was held on September 26 and there were 608 finishers. On May 1, 2013, it was announced that the previously all-volunteer, non-profit race would be taken over by HITS, Inc. and made part of the HITS Running Festivals. The route has 17 miles
How Many Miles to Babylon? (novel) and careful description" to depict the chaotic environment created by war. The novel also includes small abstracts from poetry and songs. The title of the novel is derived from a traditional nursery Rhyme, How Many Miles to Babylon?: <poem> </poem> When re-reviewing the novel in 2011, Philip Womack described the novel as "slim but emotionally hefty." For Womack, it's a poignant retelling of how the First World War erased lines of class, and its emotional toil: "Johnston's novel conveys both the insanity of war and the poignancy of unspoken tenderness." In 1982 it was adapted for television by the BBC,