Race Maps & Info
The IMT Des Moines Marathon courses are known for showcasing the city’s skyline with a scenic route, including spectator-filled neighborhoods, university campuses, city parks, and a downtown filled with energy waiting at the finish line.
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USATF CERTIFICATE: IA24015MF
Course Elevation: feet above sea level: Start; 802 Finish; 802. Highest; 982 Lowest, 762
Course Time Limit: 7-hours
Intermediate Cut-Off: All runners must be out of Drake Stadium (Mile 10) by 11AM
Course Description
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Say hello to your NEW 2024 IMT Des Moines Marathon Course! Updated with less hills and more spectator viewing areas – this course is fast and fun! Your crisp, fall morning will begin right in the heart of downtown. Runners will run cross the river towards the state capitol before heading west past the sculpture park on your way to the iconic Drake stadium. Run the “Blue Oval” of Drake University where past, present, and future Olympians have ran! After returning to Grand Ave via the historic Kingman Blvd, runners will continue west to West Des Moines – right through Valley Junction. This area is full of shops and great resturants so be sure to send your cheering squad there for a boost of energy. Runners will return back downtown via the beautiful trails and parks of Des Moines. Be sure to save a some energy for the “Fitness Sports Speed Zone” where the fastest times of each age group will be rewarded with a FS gift card! This course is flat, fast, and full of spectator energy – a perfect place to BQ and PR!
USATF CERTIFICATE: IA24014MF
Course Elevation: feet above sea level: Start; 802 Finish; 802. Highest; 982 Lowest, 762
Course Time Limit: 7-hours – YES! Same as the marathon. Because they share the course, they share the same cut-off time.
Course Description
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Ready to set your half marathon PR? This is the course for you!
Your crisp, fall morning will begin right in the heart of downtown Des Moines. Begin your run by crossing the river and heading towards the state capitol. Runners turn back west towards downtown and past the sculpture park. PAY ATTENTION HERE –> this is where your course splits off from the full marathon. For these few blocks, take out the headphones, and keep your head up for volunteers and signs to stay on your course. Runners will head south towards the iconic Water Works Park. Make sure to save some energy for the “Fitness Sports Speed Zone” where the fastest times in each age group will be rewarded with a FS gift card! Once runners cross over into Grays Lake Park they will enjoy fan-filled trails and tons of support before heading back downtown to the finish line!
Bankers Trust Marathon Relay
USATF CERTIFICATE: Coming soon!
Course Elevation: feet above sea level: Start; 802 Finish; 802. Highest; 982 Lowest, 762
Course Time Limit: 7-Hours
Course Description – Updated Map Coming Soon!
#SQUADGOALS
Lace up with 4 of your best frineds and conquer the streets of Des Moines together! Each runner will run roughly 5-miles each. Who wants to run the East Village? Who wants to run on the historic blue oval where Olympians are made? Who wants to run through Valley Junction? Who wants the Fitness Sports Speed Zone? I’ll let you decide but either way, you will all cross the finish line together! MORE INFO
Principal 5K
Course Description
Course Elevation: feet above sea level: Start; 802 Finish; 802. Highest; 982 Lowest, 762
Course Time Limit: 1 hour 20-minutes
Flat, fast, scenic, downtown…. what else could you want out of a beautiful, fall 5K?
Start and finish right in the heart of downtown Des Moines. Runners will spend their 5K surrounded by sky-scrappers, sights of the capitol building, around the historic courthouse and down the fan-filled court ave.
