03Oct
Women's Elite Marathon
Running
- Distance
- 42.2K
- Start time
- 07:30
- Entry fee
- $30.00
The Blazing Marathon
Des Moines,
Iowa,
United States
343 days left
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Date
03 Oct, 2027
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$30.00
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Website
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The Blazing Marathon
About the event
Off the success of The Blazing 5k, Blazing Race Productions looks to continue to build the race weekend. New in 2027, The Blazing Marathon will look to provide a cheap, fast, accurate, and accessible race for those at the pointy end of Midwest racing. While the race is not invite only, we will be looking to prevent too much overlap by having you submit race results that hit our event standards.
Women's Marathon Entry Standards
Marathon - 3:00
Half-Marathon - 1:25
Men's Marathon Entry Standards
Marathon - 2:30
Half-Marathon - 1:12:30
Races offered
03Oct
Men's Elite Marathon
Running
- Distance
- 42.2K
- Start time
- 07:51
- Entry fee
- $30.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for October in Des Moines.
Temperature9.8° / 19.7°
Feels like6.5° / 16.5°
Sunshine hours8h 33m
Rainfall2.4 mm
Snowfall—
Wind14.4 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity62.4%
Max UV indexModerate (4.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:27
Sunset18:31
About Des Moines
Learn more about the host city, Des Moines.
Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French Rivière des Moines meaning 'River of the Monks'. The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to Des Moines in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 census. The six-county Des Moines metropolitan area has an estimated 750,000 residents, the largest metropolitan area located entirely in Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, with parts south of County Line Road extending into Warren County.
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