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Today is Friday, July 25, 2008.   (07/25/08)
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September Marathon Calendar

1

The Mustang Gallop 5K Open Cross Country Race. 9:00a.m
Jones Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. . . . .Results here

Ryan C. Scheckel, Hennessey Rec Center, 1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. 319-551-6831

1

Rescheduled from July 4th!

Fifth Season 8K Run & 5K R/W ,

Premier 8K features downtown start & finish, out & back course, downhill finish, flat & fast. Top five 8K in nation. 20 men under 24 minutes in 2006. Entrants receive a moisture management shirt, course entertainment, and fabulous post-race party. 1 Mile Kids race

$15,000 in Prize Money!!!

entry form here Mike.Regan 319-530-2873
Info & results

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Youth Sprint Triathlon Kids Triathlon

1:00 P.M
Smith Wellness Center, Emmetsburg, IA.

email.here

712-852-520

1

The Tipton Labor Day 5k @ 5:00 PM. 1 Mile to Follow. Tipton, IA

Travis Alden at 563-886-6350

1

Sheldon Celebration Race, 5K, 8 AM. At the Sheldon Indoor Swimming Pool, 415 19th Avenue, Sheldon, IA.

Donna @
712/324-6151 or
800/568-4320.

1

MVRA Dubuque Benefit Classic Half Mara, 5K. 7:30AM, Bowling and Beyond, Kerper Blvd and Hawthorne St, Dubuque, IA

Mike Rohner or Nick Klenske: P.O Box 854, Dubuque, IA 52004

1

Bettendorf Rotary "Run With Carl" 5M run , 5K, 1M, run/ walk.7:30 AM. Bettendorf, IA. Mailing address; 2535 Tech Dr. #310, Bettendorf, IA 52722.

Dick @

563-332-2200.

1

Around the Lake 5K & 1 M R/W at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge,IA. at 8 am. The 5K course is around Badger Lake and includes 1 mile of blacktop and 2 miles of grass trails, including rolling hills and wooden foot bridges. The 1 mile is primarily flat and blacktop.

515-955-3067 Keith.or.Jayne Kolacia

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McCausland UMC 5K Family R/W, 8 AM. Methodist Church, McCausland IA

Lloyd 563.225.2585

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Little Dragon Fun Run, 4 PM. Walnut Ridge Recr. Area which is North of Johnston past Camp Dodge on Salorville Lake. The run is open to all K-6 students, including those outside of the Johnston school district. The Fun Run is held in conjunction with the Johnston Invitational Cross Country Meet. .

Patrick Hennes@ 515-309-2129. Register.online or

6

Spartan Challenge Open 5K, 8 AM. Crow Creek Park, Bettendorf, IA.

Erik Belby 563-326-1461

6

Iowaman Sprint Triathlon

400/20k/5k, 8 A.M.
Scott county Park, Davenport, IA.

Jeff Castro 563-343-7132

6

Governor’s Cup Race 5M & 5K R/W. West Capitol Terrace, State Capital building, Des Moines, IA. 8 AM. Race to support Iowa Homeless Youth Center. ...Results

Mary Daley
515-265-1222

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Rock Creek Challenge (biking, running, paddling), Rock Creek State Park
Kellogg, Iowa (30 minutes east of Des Moines)
presented by Bikes To You, Grinnell, IA

entry info

6

Arthritis Walk – Waterloo, IA – Kimball & Ridgeway Register.here

Melissa Marchant
2600 72nd Street, Suite D
Des Moines, Iowa 50322-4724
515-278-0636
888-378-0636

6

Party in the Parking Lot Run/Walk, 8:30 am. Peosta Community Centre, Peosta, Iowa. . . . . . . Results

Stacie Schockemoehl 7896.Burds Rd. Peosta, IA 52068. Ph.563-556-8751

6

Park to Park Half Marathon & 5K Race. 7:30 a.m. George Wyth State Park, Waterloo, IA . . . . . .results

(special contributor to this race calendar)

Dave Lipinski
319-433-6355.

entry form

6

Swamp Fox 5K Race. Marion, IA. Sarts at the Depot. 8:30 AM.

Results

GRETCHEN @319-377-1198.

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Terry Wedmore Memorial 5K Run/ 2 Mile Walk, Ride & Wag, 9:00 am, Zeidler Park, Rockwell, IA

Marsha Wedmore 641-822-3225

6

Wild Cat Den 5K Trail Run, 8 am. Muscatine, IA.

Ken Hyman 563.262.9040

6

Emerson Days 10-K & 5K Run/1.5-Mile Run/Walk. 7:30 a.m. in Evans Park, Emerson, Iowa

Angie McKee 1740.A.Ave.
Emerson, Iowa 51533
712-623-3167

6

Tri-State 10000 & Popcorn 2 Mile. Worlds only 10K point to point course running thru Nebraska Missouri & Iowa. Place is Hamburg, IA. 8 AM Buses leave for course at 7:30 AM.

Bruce Keim at 712-382-2744.

6

LeMars YMCA & Wells Blue Bunny Sprint Triathlon

9 AM, 300 yd Swim, 11 M Bike, 5K Run, starts and finishes at the City of LeMars Outdoor Pool.

Angela Loutsch 712-546-6655 online.entry.here

6

Boone County Family YMCA Pufferbilly Days 5K Run/Walk, 7 AM. Start in front of the Boone County YMCA, Boone, IA. Kids Fun Run 8:30am at High School Track . . . Results

Danielle Andersen 515-432-5925

6

Peosta Community Centre 5K Run/Walk, 7:30 AM. Starts and finishes at the Peosta Community Centre, Peosta, IA.

Kevin or Brett ???-556-8751 entry.form.here

6

Packwood Quasquicentennial 5K or 1M. Run/Walk, 8:00 a.m. Starts at the Firestation in Packwood, IA.

Christine Cooley 319.695.5226

7

Z.A.G.R.A.T.A. 5K Run/Walk, 9:00 AM, Rockwell Recreation Center , Cedar Rapids, IA. 5K Run/Walk Kids Run, Cash Prizes . . . . . . .RESULTS

Brenda Ann Cloud
319/295-2552 entry.form.here

7

Cy Man Tri. 9AM.

Fundraiser for the American Red Cross Big.Creek.State Park, Polk City, IA., 500.yd S, 14.3M B, 5K R.

Entry form.

John Meyer 319-360-1231 Liz.White 703-489-4085

13

Walking To Ease The Burden/American Parkinson Disease Association. 9AM. Sponsored by the APDA with Sogeti USA LLC. Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines, IA.

Mary Jones at 515-779-0532

13

Be a Hero Walk/Run Event, 10K & 5K, Starts at the First Baptist Church Parking Lot, 800 S. 16th, Clarinda, IA.

Robert Hickman 712-542-3568

13

Walk for Hope 5K, 10 AM DeWitt, IA.

563-843-3655.

13

Fossil & Prairie Run-5K & 1M walk, 9:30 AM at the Fossil & Prairie Park, Rockford, Iowa. This is a true cross country race through a fossil quarry and then off into the tallgrass prairie

Barb
641-756-3490

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Iron Kids Triathlon, 8 AM. Urbandale Recreation Dept. Ages 7-14, boys & girls, Registration at the Urbandale Pool

515/278-3959.

13

George Ballard Memorial 5 K Fun Run and 2 K Walk, 8:00 AM. Starts at the City Park in Mitchelle, IA. Part of Thomas Mitchell Day Fest.

entry.form 515-971-8052 Amy Spangler-Dunning

14

Capital Striders Picnic
Lions Park Shelter House 72nd and Prairie, Urbandale, IA. 5 PM. We provide the meat, beveridges and utensils, you bring a side dish.
Everyone is welcome!

web-site with details Larry@ 515/457-5801 or 515/457-5804
email here

14

Yellow Brick Road Run, 1/4M, 1/2M, 1M. 1 PM. Ages 2 - 12. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA.

563-326-1942.

14

D.O.athlon for Life, Walnut Woods State Park (near West Des Moines, IA.. 8 AM

Info 515-88-9923

14

Paws for a Cause Fun Run & Walk-a-thon. 12 noon at Lower City Park Shelter, Iowa City, IA Holly @ FACF, PO Box 1345, Iowa City, IA, 52244. Ph. 319-887-6083

20

Pilot_Knob_5_Mile_Trail_Race, 10:00 AM, Pilot Knob State Park, Forest City, Iowa
Results

Kevin Dear 2227 25th St. SW, Mason City, IA 50401
641.424.5161

20

YMCA 5K Balloon Chase (part of Creston Balloon Days Celebration). 8AM, start at Mckinley Park, Creston, IA. . . . . Results

Jackie Stefen 641/782-9622. entry.form.here

20

Spartan Fund Run, 1/2 mile & mile at 8:00, 5K & 10K at 8:30. In Solon, IA

Zanetta Hoehle 1839.Pinebrook Ct. NE, Solon, IA 52333. 319-624-3278 entry.form.here

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Dam 2 Beach Run/Walk. 5K Run, 10K Run, and 5K Walk. 9 AM at Geode State Park south of Danville, IA.. Race proceeds will go to Friends of Geode for Park Improvements.

319-367-5971 or John.Feehan 319-385-8966

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Miles That Matter - 4 Mile Fun Run / Walk, 8:00 A.M. Heritage Trail - Eastern Trailhead - Dubuque, IA

Sara Mook
563-590-9106

20

BeaverDash Charity Run for Families of SMA, 5K & 1M, 8 AM. Beaverdale Shopping Area, Des.Moines,. . . .Results

entry.form 515-986-2181

online registration

20

Hospice of Washington County 5K"When Caring Matters Most", 9 a.m., Sunset Park, Washington, Iowa.

When Caring Matters Most, 948 E. 11th St. Washington, IA 52353. Ph. 319-653-7321

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Cresco Gravel-Grinder Duathlon & Walk R-4M, B-10M (off road), R-2.5M. 9 AM, Prairie’s Edge Nature Center, Cresco, IA.

563-547-3434.

email.here

20

Healthy Hearts Promoting Healthy Minds 5K R/W. 8:30 AM, Reynolds Field in Chariton, IA. . . . . . .Results

Shannon James 641/774-3370 info-&-entry

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Annual Cornbelt Run in Farley, Ia. Kids run at 8:30, 5 & 2 mile starts at 9:00 a.m.

Brenda or Jay Hefel 563-744-9180

20

Osborne Off Road Fun Run/Walk - 5K, 9am. Clayton County Conservation Osborne Center 5 miles south of Elkader on Hwy 13. We do cross the Volga River twice!

Julie Brazell
563-245-1516 entry.form.here

20

Ankeny Road Races (5K & 10K run and a 5K Walk 7 AM. The race begins and ends at the Ankeny YMCA. . . . .results

Hayley Handley 515-965-8303 x116.

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Urbandale Superstar Cross Country Kids Mile run is @ 8 AM. Starts near the Police station at Walker Johnson Park, Urbandale, IA. Larry Jablonski, Principal, Olmsted School, 7110 Prairie, Urbandale, Ia. 50322-2637 . . .Results

515-457-5801-office
515-457-5804- fax
e mail here

20

Waukon Wellness Center Duathlon, 8 AM. 5k run, 10k bike, 3k run, in and around town. Waukon Wellness Center,Waukon, IA

Dani Bucknell, Waukon.Wellness Center, 1220 3rd Ave NW, Suite 101, Waukon, IA
563-568-0074

20

Off the Beaten Path 6K Trail Run & 3K Walk, 9 AM. Takes place at the Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve in Jasper County (near Newton). . . .Results

Keri Van Zante, 641-792-9780 entry.form.here

20

Madison County Health Care System: Kickin’ it up for Health 5K Run/Walk, 9:00 AM. Benefiting: the Health Trust Foundation. Start and finish at the hospital – 300 Hutchings, Suite 100, Winterset, IA.

Rhonda Lauer
300 Hutchings Suite 100
Winterset, Iowa 50273
515-462-2950 ext. 241. entry.form.here

20

Capital Strider's Equalizer 6 Hour & 24 Hour Runs, Gray's Lake, Des Moines, IA. A 1.91 mile essentially flat loop, lighted asphalt path, scenic, circling Gray's Lake (loop includes 1300 foot lighted bridge crossing the lake) with splendid views of downtown. You get an age and gender-based Equalizer in addition to your actual distance. Awards 1st 10 places. This is a fun, low-key event.

Dan Baldi

web-site_here

20

American Lung Association’s “Blow the Whistle on Lung Disease” Walk, 8AM. West Des Monies Civic/School Campus on Mills Civic Parkway behind City Hall (3350 Mill Civic Parkway, West Des Moines). Fund raiser event in which the money goes to the Iowa Adventure Asthma Camp. Freedom From Smoking classes, call center providing quit-smoking specialists, and research.

Donna Miller
515-309-9507 register.here

20

Linn-Mar Growl Prowl 5k, 9:00am. Linn-Mar High School - Marion, IA.

Mike Shipley, 3555.N.10th St. Marion,.Iowa 319-447-3152

20

Scarecrow Scamper, 8:30 a.m. Starts and finishes at Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA

Stephanie Cherry 1501.E.Orange Rd. Waterloo, IA 50702. 319-296-2320 ext..1088

20

Forest City Frontier Day's Run/Walk - 5 mile run/1.5 walk, 5pm. Pammel Park (North Side), Forest City, IA.

Forest City Chamber of Com., Attn. Mary Hanna, Frontier Day’s Run/Walk, 145 E K St, Forest City, Iowa 50436
641-585 2092

20

Muscatine County 4-H 5K & 1M, 8 AM. Musser Park (Next to the Salvation Army, 1000 Oregon St.) Muscatine, IA. All proceeds to benefit the Muscatine County 4-H Program.

Muscatine County Extension Office at
563-263-5701 or 1-800-992-0894 entry.form

20

SK0:00T Triathlon
300yd Indoor S, 14M B, 5K R. Knoxville Recreation Center,
Knoxville, Iowa. 8 AM.

Knoxville Recreation Center, Box 352, 800 South Park Lane, Knoxville, IA. 641-828-0580

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JT Christmas for Kids 5K Walk/Run, 8 a.m..Begins at the Sumner Aquatic Center (1020 Pleasant St., Sumner IA 50674)

Heather Barglof 515-240-8610

21

Trihawks Triathlon, 9 AM, Coralville Lake, Iowa City, Iowa

Ryan Gerling 120.Hilltop Dr. Columbus Junction, IA.52738 Ph.319-850-0147

21

Green Run10K Cross Country /Road Race and 5K Fun R/W. The races will take place at MWA's Metro Park East Landfill on Hwy 163/University Ave, 10 miles east of the Iowa State Fair Grounds, near Des Moines. Results

Amy Horst
Metro Waste Authority
300 E. Locust, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-323-6501 or 515-244-0021.

27

Walk From Obesity. (Only obesity walk in Iowa) At Waukee Centennial Park, Waukee, IA. 9 AM to !2 noon.

Janelle Heusinger 515-205-7151 or 515-241-2267

27

Oktemberfest Citizens 5K/10K. Main Street & Center Street Courthouse Square, Marshalltown IA, 8 AM. . .Results

Julie Eipperle, 641-473-3019,

28

Quad Cities Mara & Mara Relay, 1/2 Mara, 5K, 1M, 7:30AM, Moline..

Joe Moreno @
309-751-9800.

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Pancake Day Classic, 10K, 5K and 1 mile walk. Free pancakes after the races. 8 AM, Centerville, IA.. . . . . Results

641-437-1015

28

Omaha Arts on the Green Marathon, 1/2 Marathon & Marathon Relay, 6 AM, Omaha, NE

Web site

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Muscatine County 4-H 5K & 1 mile Run/Walk, 8:00 AM. Musser Park, Muscatine, IA. ll proceeds to benefit the Muscatine County 4-H Program.

Muscatine County Extension Office 563-263-5701 800-992-0894

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Anytime Fitness Push N’ Four a Cure Pump and Run, Cedar Falls. IA. Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. 4 Mile Run or Pump & Run.

Travis Geopfert, 319-268-2348

28

Peregrine Charities Triathlon, at George Wyth State Park in Waterloo, Waterloo, Iowa.

Maria Benham
3812 Cedar Heights Dr, Cedar Falls, IA 50613. 319-553-2118

28

Capital Pursuit 10M & 5K, 5K Run/Walk, Iowa's-fastest-10-mile! (course-record-48:00)
8 AM, Downtown Des Moines

Results

Tom Green
515-229-6072

28

Miracles in Motion 5K race. 8:30 AM at College Community School District (aka Prairie High School), Cedar Rapids, IA.

Kim Hott 319-857-4141

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The Steve Goff Memorial 5K Run/Walk. 9 AM
University of Iowa Cross Country Course (West of the Hawkeye Recreation Fields) Iowa City, IA.. All proceeds will be donated to the Steve Goff Scholarship Fund. (The Scholarship will be awarded yearly to an undergrad student majoring in Leisure Studies at the University of Iowa.)

319/335-9293 entry.form

 

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