20Apr
Grand Blue Mile - Competitive Division (ages 13-17)
Running
- Distance
- Grand Blue Mile - Competitive Division (ages 13-17)
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
Grand Blue Mile
Des Moines,
Iowa,
United States
169 days left
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Date
20 Apr, 2027
Races
8 distances
Entry fee
$10.00
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Website
Official website
Grand Blue Mile
About the event
presented by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Races offered
20Apr
Grand Blue Mile - Competitive Division (ages 18 & up)
Running
- Distance
- 1 Miles
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
20Apr
Grand Blue Mile - Recreational Division (ages 13-17)
Running
- Distance
- Grand Blue Mile - Recreational Division (ages 13-17)
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
20Apr
Grand Blue Mile - Recreational Division (ages 18 & up)
Running
- Distance
- 1 Miles
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
20Apr
Grand Blue Mile - Youth Competitive Division (ages 12 and Under)
Running
- Distance
- Grand Blue Mile - Youth Competitive Division (ages 12 and Under)
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
20Apr
Grand Blue Mile - Youth Recreational Division (ages 12 & under)
Running
- Distance
- Grand Blue Mile - Youth Recreational Division (ages 12 & under)
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
20Apr
Spike's Sprint
Running
- Distance
- Spikes Sprint
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
20Apr
Virtual Grand Blue Mile
Running
- Distance
- 1 Miles
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $10.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for April in Des Moines.
Temperature6.1° / 17.0°
Feels like1.3° / 12.7°
Sunshine hours9h 18m
Rainfall3.1 mm
Snowfall—
Wind16.8 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity60.6%
Max UV indexModerate (5.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise06:33
Sunset19:55
About Des Moines
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Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.
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