Runnerstuff.com - Iowa

01/28/2026

Regular races coming back as we get into February. These are listed on our Race Calendar along with links to register1
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GroundHog Grind 5K & 10K (Trail), 10 AM. Event takes place in Thomas Mitchell Park, Mitchellville, Iowa. Altoona Running Club. 5K loop trail race. 2 loops for 10K.

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Couple Shuffle - Des Moines 10K. 5K & 2M. 9:00 AMThis event takes place at Grays Lake on Fleur Dr in Des Moines, IA.

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Rosy Cheeks Run, 9:00 a.m. Long sleeve t-shirt. Pancake breakfast. Fire Station, 512 Park Ave., Story City, IA. . ....
Jenny Nelson�826 Elm Ave�Story City, IA

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Perry-Berkley-Rippey Half Marathon, Free! (there's a reason). 9:30 AM. Be sure and read the complete details. You must be 18 to enter. Meet at the corner of 2nd St & Lucinda in Perry, Iowa.

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Burrry-Scurry 4M Run/walk, 12 Noon start time. Clinton Community College in Clinton, IA. Great post-race party!

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Lake Poler Run 9:00 AM. Takes place at Twin Lakes Bible Camp. 7718 Twin Lakes Rd., Manson, IA.

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Cupid's Chase 5K, 10:00 AM. Community Options, Inc. invites runners, walkers, rollers (baby strollers and wheelchairs), and sponsors to raise funds that make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities at our annual Cupid’s Chase 5K. Principal Park, 1 Line Drive, Des Moines, IA

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Cupid's Chase 5K, 10:00 AM. Community Options, Inc. invites runners, walkers, rollers (baby strollers and wheelchairs), and sponsors to raise funds that make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities at our annual Cupid’s Chase 5K. Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park, 4200 Avenue B, Council Bluffs, IA

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Iowa Games Snowshoe Championships, 9 a.m. Takes place at the Lodge at George Wyth State Park, 3659 Wyth Rd. in Waterloo, Iowa.

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Wellmark YMCA Red Flannel 10K, 5K & 1M Runs
All proceeds help make healthy living accessible through the YMCA’s financial assistance program. Wellmark YMCA, 501 Grand in downtown Des.Moines........results . . ....

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Tri-owa Indoor Triathlon, Takes place at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.Iowa City, IA.

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Viking 5K, 20K & Half Mara at Middle Park, 8:30 AM. Event takes place at 2016 Parkway Dr. in Bettendort, Iowa.

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Corridor Running The Freezefest 5K, 11 AM. at the Wanatee Park in Marion, IA. page . Parking is limited at the park, so registration is capped at the first 350 entries. Cap of 450 runners.

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CBRC Chili Chase 4 Mile Fun Run,1:00 pm @ Duck Creek Park Lodge, Davenport, IA (East Marlo stop light and East Locust Street).

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QCH3 Red Dress Run, 1:45 PM, Starts & finishes at Fricks in Davenport, IA.

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Performance Health & Fitnes Dri Tri, 7:30 AM. Rowing, Biking Running, Ind or teams. Takes place at Performance Health & Fitness, 3290 Ridgeway Dr. in Coralville, IA.

Details available with registration links at

01/28/2026

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Nike now says its shoes can activate the brain, heighten sensory awareness and improve concentration - but is that scientifically accurate?

01/24/2026

Not many results this time of the year (2 this weekend) but lots of races coming up this Sprimg. Check out the calendar at
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Resent results:
Winter Games 5K, Arnolds Park
Freezer Run, Amana
Triple D Race, Dubuque
Frostbite Foot Race, Eldridge
Medal Madness, Bettendorf
Time Travel Half Race, Altoona

01/23/2026

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01/19/2026

Thank you Sara.
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Dr. King was not a runner—but he told me he deeply respected runners.

It was my senior year at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. I was serving on the Assembly Committee, which invited notable speakers to campus, and that day we were welcoming Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The meeting hall was filling quickly, every seat taken, and there was a quiet moment as we waited together.

We were both from Atlanta, yet we had never met. I was just days away from graduating, about to leave the structure and stimulation of college life, and I had no clear idea what I wanted to do next. I hesitated, sensing how much was on his mind—but finally, the question came out:

“What would you advise a young person who is still looking for the right career?”

Dr. King paused, then looked me directly in the eye and said something I’ve never forgotten:

“Choose a profession that allows you to help people improve the quality of their lives.”

In that moment, he gave me a compass. A philosophical anchor. A way forward.

In the years that followed, I completed my military service, represented my country in the Olympics, and began following his advice—starting a running center dedicated to fitness, health, and helping people believe in themselves.

To this day, whenever I’m faced with an important decision or offering guidance to someone else, I think back to that brief connection in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1967.

I’m proud to say that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped inspire a lifelong mission—to help people walk, run, and ultimately change their lives for the better.

I may not be flying—but I’m still running. And still moving forward.

01/19/2026

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01/10/2026

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12/09/2025

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Harvard physicist Jenny Hoffman just ran across America, setting a new world record. In November 2023, Dr. Hoffman ran 3,032 miles from San Francisco to New York in 47 days, 12 hours, and 35 minutes officially the fastest crossing of the United States on foot by a woman. That’s more than 63 miles a day, every day, the equivalent of two and a half marathons daily for nearly seven weeks.

She faced 44-mph headwinds in Nebraska, lightning storms in Nevada, freezing nights in the Midwest, and countless hills across the country. A Harvard physics professor studying quantum materials and superconductivity, she balanced teaching, research, and family while preparing for this monumental challenge.

Supported by an all-female crew, she burned roughly 8,000 calories per day, slept only 5–6 hours nightly, and rotated through 11 pairs of shoes. Her data-driven approach and unwavering focus turned the run into a living experiment in endurance, discipline, and human potential.

Dr. Hoffman shattered the previous women’s record by more than seven days, proving that strength of mind can conquer both equations and exhaustion. From the lab to the open highway, Jenny Hoffman showed that science and spirit can run side by side.