Prevention Early Start
Experience the IMT Des Moines Marathon on Sunday, October 19, 2008. Register Online Now!
The IMT Des Moines Marathon is first-timer and walker-friendly!
Visit the Training page to learn more about local and national resources designed to assist you in your personal training.
Register Online Now! to become a member of Team Prevention and Walk It!
Verify your Team Prevention registration.
Prevention
The Prevention Early Start brought to you by
Prevention Magazine starts promptly at 7:00 a.m. at Nollen Plaza. Activities will begin at 6:30 a.m. followed by official course announcements at 6:45 a.m. Only walkers registered for the marathon may participate in the Prevention Early Start and should anticipate that the race will start before sunrise.
Team Prevention
Prevention Magazine chooses walker-friendly events across the country and picks the best of the best
to attend, offering walkers their full support!
Prevention Magazine has selected the IMT Des Moines Marathon as part of their national walking campaign in 2008. Team Prevention they will guide you every step of the way as you have fun, lose weight, get fit and reach a whole new level of confidence.
As a member of Team Prevention you will receive weekly training schedules customized to you, weekly e-newsletters packed with tips, personal mentors, message boards, event get-togethers with Team Prevention, question and answer with dieticians, doctors and coaches and personal attention from the Team Prevention event staff at the IMT Des Moines Marathon.
To register for Team Prevention, which will also take care of your registration for the marathon or half marathon, start by going to the Prevention website.
Under "Fitness", click on "Team Prevention Walk It!" and find the
Des Moines 2008 link to select which package you want. Once you've registered, you can go back to the Prevention website to create a custom training calendar and get all sorts of advice.
Janssens Family Teams Up to Walk Half Marathon and Loses 191 Pounds Together
Q & A with the IMT Des Moines Marathon Race Director
2007 IMT Des Moines Marathon Team Prevention Video
Verify your Team Prevention registration.
Walking vs. Running
Walkers are just as welcome to participate in the IMT Des Moines Marathon, Half Marathon or Principal Financial Group 5K Road Race as those competing for course records, qualifying times and personal records.
There is no need to differentiate yourself as a walker vs. runner in any of the races unless you are planning to walk the marathon and would like to have an extra hour the course.
If this is the case, there is an opportunity on both the online registration and mail-in registration forms to specify yourself as a Marathon Walker for the Prevention Early Start.
Wellmark Works
Walking it this year? If so,
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield offers a Walking Works program that can help you prepare. It’s the easy way to start a regular walking routine, track your progress and stay motivated for a successful marathon or half marathon. Not to mention that it can help you stay fit for life.
The Walking Works page also provides great resources on living a healthy lifestyle, personal health and medical information. You can also find personal health and fitness calculators as well as health assessment tools.
