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MidAmerican Energy Speaker Series featuring Jeff Galloway
The MidAmerican Energy Speaker Series features guest presentations that focus on active participation in healthy lifestyles. The two-day speaker series occurs during the DMOS Orthopaedic Sports & Fitness Expo as part of the IMT Des Moines Marathon packet pick-up...
Modifications and Adaptions
Before discovering that I had 3 dislocated toes that would require surgery, I signed up for several 5ks…..and the 2018 IMT Des Moines Half Marathon. I didn’t want to miss out on this new hobby (racing) that I loved so much, and I also didn’t want to miss out on the...
Meet Carissa
by Carissa Galloway, RDN We don’t know each other yet, but I’m Carissa, and I’m your race announcer for the IMT Des Moines Marathon race weekend and a Registered Dietitian. I’m also a runner and NOT a morning person. It’s ironic. Someone whose job and hobby require...
Overcoming Setbacks
by Stefanie Harper The more races I entered, the more I developed an affinity for everything about the act of racing. I continued my habit of putting in miles at Grays Lake, desperate to turn myself from a walker into a runner. I never imagined that physical therapy...
The Unconventional Athlete
by Stefanie Harper You have to start somewhere. 9 years ago, I began a journey that is anything but ordinary or predictable. The start of my journey can be credited, in part, to the exhilaration I felt after completing my first 5k. As everything else related to my...
A Race Gone Wrong
by Jamie Logan When January first hit, I was ready to move forward and away from 2020 as quickly as possible. I sat down with my calendar, set some big running goals, and made a detailed plan to achieve them. I had a marathon finishing time in mind, a solid plan to...
Digital Images presented by Wolfe Eye Clinic
Des Moines, IA (May 12, 2021) – The IMT Des Moines Marathon is pleased to announce free digital images presented by Wolfe Eye Clinic for all athletes participating in the races this year. MarathonFoto, the official event photography provider for the IMT Des Moines...
Jeff Galloway Returns to DSM
May 6, 2021 (Des Moines, IA) U.S. Olympian and author Jeff Galloway will bring his acclaimed “Running Master Class” running school to the 2021 IMT Des Moines Marathon weekend, organizers announced today. Jeff Galloway’s unique program has successfully guided more than...
DMOS Orthopaedic Sponsors Sports & Fitness Expo
IMT Des Moines Marathon Announces Title Sponsor; DMOS Orthopaedic Sponsors Sports & Fitness Expo Des Moines, Iowa (April 14, 2021) – The IMT Des Moines Marathon announced today that it is partnering with DMOS Orthopaedic Centers as the title sponsor of the DMOS...
Advocate Program Candidates
The IMT Des Moines Marathon (IMT DMM) advocates active participation in our health and wellness by providing community running events and related activities. Since its inception in 2002, the IMT DMM has provided a positive image of Des Moines by offering race goals...
