More on Des Moines and Lincoln!
I made reward travel plane reservations today with Continental to fly to Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, April 29th to participate in half marathons in Des Moines, Iowa and Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st. I'm well on my way to being committed to pull off this task.
I checked both races web sites and they both have packet pickup the morning of the race, which is critical (especially for the Des Moines race.) I just now need to make a hotel and car reservation as well as the race fees of $17.50 (for Iowa) and $35 (for Lincoln).
I will not be able to tinker around on Saturday morning because of this note: "The half-marathon is 13.1 miles, the course is protected for a 11 minute pace, the finish line closes at 10:30 a.m." Last year, 704 of 721 official finishers completed the course under the 11 minute per mile pace, which equates to a 2:24 half marathon. I'll be fine as my Bearathon time three weeks ago (2:16 and change over 12.85 miles) was a PR at 2:18+ for 13.1 miles.
And it should also be enough to beat the Governor. In the Des Moines event last year, Iowa Governor Tom Villsack completed the course in 2:20:58.
Interestingly enough, there were 2,204 half marathon finishers in Lincoln (including five Texans) while just 873 ran the full marathon (but double the number -- 10 -- from the Lone Star state) there.
Was there anybody crazy enough to both last year (even though they were 8 days apart -- April 24 and May 2)? Yes, just two. Julius Rotich, a 28-year-old male from Lincoln, Nebraska took 2nd in Iowa with a time of 1:09:47 while picking up a 3rd-place finish in his hometown in 1:09:31. Additionally, 33-year-old Stacy Farr ran 1:53:22 in Iowa while posting a 1:48:21 finish in Nebraska. She hails from West Des Moines, Iowa.
I checked both races web sites and they both have packet pickup the morning of the race, which is critical (especially for the Des Moines race.) I just now need to make a hotel and car reservation as well as the race fees of $17.50 (for Iowa) and $35 (for Lincoln).
I will not be able to tinker around on Saturday morning because of this note: "The half-marathon is 13.1 miles, the course is protected for a 11 minute pace, the finish line closes at 10:30 a.m." Last year, 704 of 721 official finishers completed the course under the 11 minute per mile pace, which equates to a 2:24 half marathon. I'll be fine as my Bearathon time three weeks ago (2:16 and change over 12.85 miles) was a PR at 2:18+ for 13.1 miles.
And it should also be enough to beat the Governor. In the Des Moines event last year, Iowa Governor Tom Villsack completed the course in 2:20:58.
Interestingly enough, there were 2,204 half marathon finishers in Lincoln (including five Texans) while just 873 ran the full marathon (but double the number -- 10 -- from the Lone Star state) there.
Was there anybody crazy enough to both last year (even though they were 8 days apart -- April 24 and May 2)? Yes, just two. Julius Rotich, a 28-year-old male from Lincoln, Nebraska took 2nd in Iowa with a time of 1:09:47 while picking up a 3rd-place finish in his hometown in 1:09:31. Additionally, 33-year-old Stacy Farr ran 1:53:22 in Iowa while posting a 1:48:21 finish in Nebraska. She hails from West Des Moines, Iowa.
posted by WalkSports.com | 9:04 PM
4 Comments:
Don't knwo if you saw this before:
Des Moines Marathon & Half Marathon Saved: The Des Moines Marathon and Half Marathon was cancelled last week due to lack of a sponsor, but thanks to MT Insurance Co., a West Des Moines insurance company, and the promise of $40,000, the race will go on.
Good luck at your races!!!!!
Thanks for the heads up! Imagine the scare when the e-mail came through with your comment! I checked the release on marathonguide.com and the Des Moines Marathon (and Half) is in Setpember 2005. This is the marathon that Governor Tom Villsack did for his first one before joining Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee earlier this March.
ahhhh! Sorry, didn't mean to cause panic ;o)
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