The Red Flannel Run, presented by the Riverfront YMCA, is being held on February 13th this year. Early registration goes through February 5th. It's a fun race for a great cause. Plus you get an awesome breakfast afterwards! More details are available on the Red Flannel Run website and online registration is available here.
It's that time again... bundle up, pack your Yak Trax and head over to the Drake campus, Winter/Spring training time is here!
The kickoff meeting for this year's training group will be held on January 14th at 7:00pm at the Des Moines Marathon Office located at 38th and Ingersoll in Des Moines. This meeting is not required to participate with the group, but it's highly recommended if you're new to running, curious about details of the group or simply have questions like "How do I keep my snot from freezing?" (answer: you don't)
The first run of either 5 or 8 miles is Saturday, January 16th at 8:00am. All the details about where to meet up and what to expect are available on the Winter/Spring Training Group page.
Join us for the annual tradition of doing what we love: running, eating and helping others. When: Jan 1, 10:00 a.m. Where: Lions Park Community Bldg. 72nd & Aurora (4103 72nd St. Urbandale) click for map Why: To support the Boys and Girls Club of Iowa. Bring new or gently used winter clothes, hats, gloves or a cash donation and the Boys and Girls Club will buy what they need.
There's no cost and everyone is welcome. Bring your friends and neighbors! For the Potluck, bring either a hot or cold dish (electrical outlets are available if needed). The Striders provide tableware and drinks.
10:00 a.m. - warm up and run/walk 11:00 a.m. - Potluck dinner
There are distances to run from one mile up to six (or more, if you're really diggin' the cold air) all touring the lovely Urbandale metro area. This is a very casual run. There are no timing chips or bibs to worry about. Just come for a fun, possibly sub-zero temperature, run!
More details and photos from past runs are available under the Events page.
If it's not entirely obvious to you, I've finally gotten our new website off the ground. It's taken a lot longer than expected... mostly because we had so much content on the old site that needed to be reformated and organized. So much so that it's still a work-in-progress. Some information is still missing, such as details on Loop the Lake and Capital Pursuit, but all the important stuff is here.
Feel free to poke around and to create an account (which is needed to post comments). If you've got an itch to post content, let us know and we'll give you the ability to do so directly, something that was completely impossible with the old site.
The Board hopes you like the new site! Let us know your thoughts (both good and bad are welcome) by emailing webmaster@capitalstriders.org