Elite Athletes

Elite Athletes

Elite athletes who are interested in competing should contact the IMT Des Moines Marathon office to discuss appearance opportunities for the marathon and half marathon.

Compensated hotel room, travel accommodation, airport transportation and/or waived race entry are available for elite athletes who meet certain time standards and can commit to the race prior to August 15, 2008.

The IMT Des Moines Marathon does provide police escort for the lead runners in the marathon and half marathon.  Course marshals and members of the bike support team will also be at various points along the race to assist in keeping athletes on course.  Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the athlete to know the course of the race they are participating in.

Elite athletes with waived race entry are NOT permitted to utilize private pacers who have not registered for the race.  Any athlete on the course, who is being paced by another person on foot or on bicycle who is NOT registered, will result in disqualification.

Applicants are required to list both their personal record career and past twoyears running accomplishments, along with supporting documentation proving that they can qualify to run within the established IMT Des Moines Marathon elite time standards. 

If an elite athlete can meet the elite athlete time standards established by the IMT Des Moines Marathon, that alone does not guarantee acceptance into the race.  An elite athlete is considered committed to the IMT Des Moines Marathon after they have submitted an Elite Athlete Application that has been approved by the Elite Athlete Committee. 

Elite Athlete Application - Marathon

Elite Athlete Application - Half Marathon

Elite Athlete Time Standards

Male	Female
Open Marathon Under 2:35	Open Marathon Under 3:00
Open Half Marathon Under 1:14	Open Half Marathon Under 1:26
Master's Marathon Under 2:50	Master's Marathon Under 3:25
Master's Half Marathon Under 1:21	Master's Half Marathon Under 1:38
Open 5K Under 16:00	Open 5K Under 19:00
Open 10K Under 33:30	Open 10K Under 39:00

Course Records

Open Marathon Male	2:22:57	David Chepkwony	Kenya	2007
Open Marathon Female	2:42:19	Robyn Friedman	Iowa	2006
Open Marathon Iowa Male		Open	Iowa
Open Marathon Iowa Female		Open	Iowa
Open Half Marathon Male	1:08:07	Blake Boldon	Iowa	2007
Open Half Marathon Female	1:20:04	Valentyna Poltasvskx	Russia	2004
Master's Marathon Male	2:37:14	Dave Johnson	Nebraska	2005
Master's Marathon Female	2:56:54	Deborah Torneden	Kansas	2006
Master's Half Marathon Male	1:14:52	Dan Carlson	Minnesota	2007
Master's Half Marathon Female	1:37:57	Becky Harkema	Massachusetts	2007
Open 5K Road Race Male	17:10	Andrew Minear	Iowa	2007
Open 5K Road Race Female	20:24	Jill Rozendaal	Iowa	2006
Open Marathon Relay Male	2:32:06	Principal Financial Group	Iowa	2007
Open Marathon Relay Female	3:51:09	PINK-y Swear	Iowa	2007
Open Marathon Relay Coed	3:08:06	Ernst & Young	Iowa	2007
Pro Marathon Relay Male		Open
Pro Marathon Relay Female	2:41:54	RunAblaze	Iowa	2007
Corporate Marathon Relay		Open

Prize Money

	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Open Marathon Course Record Male	Trophy
Open Marathon Course Record Female	Trophy
Open Marathon Male	$3,000	$1,500	$750
Open Marathon Female	$3,000	$1,500	$750
Open Marathon Iowa Male	$500
Open Marathon Iowa Female	$500
Open Half Marathon Male	$500	$250	$100
Open Half Marathon Female	$500	$250	$100
Master's Marathon Male	$150
Master's Marathon Female	$150
Master's Half Marathon Male	$50
Master's Half Marathon Female	$50
Open 5K Road Race Male	$100
Open 5K Road Race Female	$100
Open Marathon Relay Male	$100
Open Marathon Relay Female	$100
Open Marathon Relay Coed	$100
Pro Marathon Relay Male	$100
Pro Marathon Relay Female	$100
Corporate Marathon Relay	$100

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