Des Moines half Marathon

[BWRhasnoAC]

Ok I encourage healthy lifestyle and community driven events, but I can't even get to my shop by Johnston because everything is blocked off! I'm trying to make money people!

End rant.

 

[Turn2]

It’s had the same route for 45 years, hasn’t it?

 

[1100011CS]

It’s had the same route for 45 years, hasn’t it?

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It's changed a little over the years but basically the same.

 

[Cy94]

Start the event at 5am?

 

[BCClone]

Start the event at 5am?

When I was early 20s I remember running 5/10k’s at 7-8 am Saturday mornings. For me they were more like 7.5/15k’s because we closed down the bars and then hit house parties until 5 am the night before. Still drunk when running a few and serpentining the course.

 

[1100011CS]

Also, it used to be a 20K not half-marathon.

 

[MJ29]

This is not a new event. I'm not sure why road closures are surprising.

 

[KennyPratt42]

Out of curiosity, how long are the roads closed? I assume it is a shorter length of time near the start than the finish. My assumption has been something like 6:30am to 9:30am for the northern half of the course.

I work next to Cowles Commons and wouldn't even think about going to the office later in the day on Friday or Saturday between the race and farmer's market.