Sponsors

Please help the Des Moines Marathon in thanking all of our sponsors and charities by using and promoting their products and services and making charitable contributions whenever possible.

Title Sponsors

Des Moines Marathon, Half Marathon
IMT Insurance
In 1884 the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Company was formed to provide wind and tornado insurance to farmers. As the company grew and expanded into other states the name was changed to IMT Insurance Company. With more than 125 years of proven performance, IMT provides many different forms of protection for home, auto and business.

Marathon Relay
Bankers Trust
Founded in 1917, Bankers Trust is Iowa’s oldest and largest independently owned bank, with assets of $2.4 billion and more than 400 employees. Based in Des Moines, Bankers Trust has 10 offices throughout the Greater Des Moines area, as well as branches or operations in Ames, Iowa; Phoenix, Ariz.; Omaha, Neb.; and Sioux Falls, S.D.  Bankers Trust Cedar Rapids, operating under a separate banking charter, has assets approaching $400 million and
more than 40 employees.

Sports and Fitness Expo
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
When it comes to health insurance, you're given a number of reasons to believe there's a difference.  The difference is Blue. 
It's no wonder nearly 1.8 million Iowans and South Dakotans have chosen
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield as their health insurance company.  The numbers tell a powerful story of how Blue is making a difference in so many lives.

5K Road Race
Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®) is a leading global financial company offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services.The Principal Financial Group range of products and services includes retirement solutions, life and health insurance, wellness programs, and investment and banking products. Headquartered here in Des Moines, 
Principal Financial Group serves more than 15 million customers worldwide.

Speaker Series
Scheels All Sports
Scheels' first All Sports Superstore opened in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1989. Today, Scheels is a twenty three store operation with stores in 7 states including North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Providing Scheels' customers with first-class customer service and the world's largest selection of sports, sportswear and footwear are the priorities throughout the organization.

Pasta Dinner
ASICS
ASICS, is an acronym derived from the Latin phrase, Anima Sana In Corpore Sano - a sound mind in a sound body. Staying true to the philosophy by which it was founded, every ASICS innovation, every concept, every idea is intended to create the best product. 

ASICS
Register for the IMT Des Moines Marathon/Half Marathon, Bankers Trust Marathon Relay, or Principal Financial Group 5K Road Race and receive 20% off a new pair of ASICS running shoes.  Simply take a copy of your registration confirmation email into Scheels stores across the state of Iowa, Fitness Sports in Des Moines, or Running Room in West Des Moines and save!

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Media Sponsors

Mediacom Communications
Mediacom Communications, the local cable company serving more than 1,500 communities throughout the country, is proud to be a leader in bringing new broadband services to improve the quality of life and drive economic development in America's smaller cities and towns.

Mediacom Communications contributes to the growth and prosperity of all the communities they serve by hiring locally and investing back in the community.  Mediacom employees are active in supporting and volunteering for community initiatives.

Mediacom Connections will feature a half hour program on the IMT Des Moines Marathon that is available for viewing through Video On Demand.  Be sure to catch it.

ABC5
ABC5 along with the ABC Television Network broadcast a variety of news, information, sports and entertainment programming. From special live coverage of Iowa State athletics to ABC World News Tonight, there's something for everyone. ABC5 News alone broadcasts more then 19 hours of local news, sports, and weather each week.

ABC5 was recently acknowledged for having the most accurate weather forecast in Central Iowa.  ABC5 returns for a fifth year as the television partner of the IMT Des Moines Marathon. Watch for race announcements and up to the minute weather forecasts during the week of the IMT Des Moines Marathon on ABC 5.

STAR 102.5
A combination of quality music and artists – such as the Black Eyed Peas, Rob Thomas, Gwen Stefani, Three Doors Down and Colbie Caillat – engaging and entertaining radio personalities, community involvement, and passionate listeners help make STAR 102.5, Today’s Best Variety, the #1 Station in the Des Moines Market for females 25 – 54!  (Based on a four-book average, Arbitron)

With one of Des Moines’ biggest morning shows, STAR 102.5 is proud to be among the elite few with local, live personalities all day long! Contest, features and interviews provide the audience with lots of entertainment and ways to win prizes!

Kum & Go
Since the first station opened on September 1, 1959 in Hampton, Iowa, Kum & Go has grown to more than 430 stores in 11 states throughout the Midwest – becoming the 22nd largest c-store chain in the United States. Thanks to the efforts of its more than 3,600 associates, Kum & Go continues to strive for excellence in customer service and convenience – serving more than 360,000 customers on any given day.
 
Kum & Go is dedicated to going all out in providing fast, friendly, convenient service and products to our customers. Through the growth of our company, we will provide opportunities for people to succeed personally, professionally and financially.

Fitness Sports
Fitness Sports is a specialty shoe store.  They carry over 200 models of men's and women's running shoes alone. In-track spikes and racing flats, over 60 models. They stock Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Asics, Mizuno, Saucony and Reebok and are staffed for athletes by athletes.

Fitness Sports is an active member of the running community in  greater Des Moines.  They are a strong supporter of local races, the Living History Farms Cross Country Race and the Capital Striders running club. 

Lint Van Lines
Lint Van Lines offers quality controlled packing, handling, transportation & storage services.  They offer state of the art packing techniques,storage facilities (including climate control availability) and air ride equipment.  Lint Van Lines is a specialist in antiques & fine arts packing and transportation.  Setting the standards for the moving industry, Lint Van Lines offers local, national and international services for your personal needs as well as providing office and commercial transportation and storage services.

For more information and to request free moving information using interactive moving tools on their website, visit Lint Van Lines.

Jethro's BBQ
Jethro's BBQ is the place for BBQ.  They have ribs, pork, beef brisket, whole chickens and turkey smoked daily in their 750 lb. capacity smoker. Yes, they even have smoked chicken wings, which are absolutely tasty.  Jethro's BBQ has an extensive catering menu to provide the best BBQ in town for your large group, check out the catering menu for information.

Jethros' BBQ is located at 3100 Forest Avenue in Des Moines and is your official Drake Neighborhood Sports Bar.  Look for bbq pork sliders at the finish line this year.

Running Room
The Running Room offers more than the best selection of top brand name running shoes and apparel. You will find an incredible number of services that offer clinics such as Walking, Learn to Run, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K Training, Personal Best, and For Women Only Running Clinics. The tremendous success of these clinics is evident from the over 600,000 clinic graduates to date. The Running Room clinic program is committed to a lifestyle of fitness. The various programs meet the needs of those just getting into a fitness routine and to those contemplating a marathon.

Splash Seafood
Splash Seafood Bar & Grill opened in September 1998 in the historic Homestead Building, at the corner of 3rd and Locust, across from the Civic Center in Downtown Des Moines. Bruce and Toni Gerleman have brought a five star restaurant that serves seafood in a fun and exciting atmosphere to their hometown of Des Moines. According to Gerleman, a real estate developer, "I wanted to bring the same quality and attention to detail that we have accomplished in so many of our historic renovations to Splash." 

Don't forget to enjoy great seafood over the lunch hour at the Splash Seafood Oyster Bar.

Mercy Medical Center
The experts at Mercy Medical Center of Des Moines are there when you need them - from emergencies to birthing and health care. 

Mercy Medical Center is Des Moines' longest continually operating hospital, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893.  Mercy Medical Center maintains a network of health care facilities in 16 rural communities and 25 family practice and specialty clinics throughout the Des Moines metro area. 

Mercy Medical Center employees volunteer their time and expertise at the First Aid Stations along the IMT Des Moines Marathon Course and at the finish line at Nollen Plaza.

Van Meter Industrial Inc.
Whether you’re running your 1st IMT Des Moines Marathon or your 7th, you can benefit from the support the Van Meter Industrial Pace Team adds to the race. 

In addition to being experienced runners, all of the pacers for the marathon and half marathon on the Van Meter Industrial Pace Team are volunteers giving back to the sport by helping others achieve their running goals. 

Crystal Clear Bottled Water
Crystal Clear Bottled Water is committed to creating an environment for clean living in your home and office.  Crystal Clear Bottled Water is a locally owned business that has been serving customers across Iowa since 1975. Each day, they provide hundreds of deliveries across central Iowa and throughout the state.

Roberts Dairy         
For more than 100 years, Roberts Dairy has lived by our promise to provide the best-tasting, highest-quality dairy products available. Our products are power packed with nutrition and linked to healthy weight management. In supporting activities like the IMT Des Moines Marathon, we hope to tip the scale toward good health, which makes our communities better places to live. 

Roberts Dairy is proud to be the official dairy provider of the IMT Des Moines Marathon. Look for them at the finish line where we’ll be handing out delicious and nutritious Roberts Yogurt and To Go Drinks, including Orange Juice, Lemonade and Chocolate Milk – a preferred recovery drink of athletes.

Race To The ULTRA
Michelob ULTRA supports golf, running and cycling events across the country, encouraging adults to "Live life to the ULTRA" by leading active lifestyles.  The "Race To The ULTRA" extravaganza at the Post Race Party offers runners of legal age with ID the opportunity to sample a refreshing, ice cold ULTRA (while supplies last).

A superior low-carbohydrate light beer, Michelob ULTRA has 95 calories, 2.6g carbs, 0.6g protein and 0.0g fat per 12 oz. serving.  Visit www.michelobultra.com for access to the Michelob ULTRA Pathfinder running application on Facebook.  This application provides mapped running routes in more than 50 U.S. cities, allowing users to share routes, photos and experiences with friends.

Gatorade Endurance Formula
Gatorade Endurance Formula is a specialized sports drink that contains approximately twice the amount of sodium (200 mg per 8 ounces) of Gatorade Thirst Quencher, along with chloride, potassium, magnesium and calcium to help sustain hydration by more fully replacing what is lost in sweat. 

Gatorade Endurance Formula also contains a 6% carbohydrate solution (14 grams per 8 ounces), just like Gatorade Thirst Quencher, which research shows is optimal to help speed fluid back into the body and fuel working muscles.

Bruegger's Bagels
Bruegger's Bagels offer a delicious variety of fresh baked bagels, cream cheeses, egg sandwiches, salads, whole wheat wraps, hearty soups, speciality deli sandwiches and unique coffee blends from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.  Bruegger's Bagels also has a wide range of platters and box lunches available for your office and get-togethers!  There are two bakeries in Des Moines...Ingersoll Avenue and downtown at the Kaleidoscope at the Hub. 

GU Energy Labs
Athletes the world over have come to the same conclusion: GU works. Launched in 1991, the world's first energy gel is still the most efficient sports fuel available today. GU Energy gels carbohydrate blend delivers high-quality, easily-digested and long-lasting energy for athletes in every sport and at all levels. 

 
FuelBelt
FuelBelt is an award winning company based in Barrington RI, and the pioneer of the #1 hydration belt in the world.  Fuel Belt products have helped break world records and set personal bests for more than 10 years. In 2009, FuelBelt was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for the third year in a row. Check out their full range of accessories and lifestyle gear.