Iowa running team rocks Boston
The all Iowa Runablaze Men’s Team finished third at the Boston Marathon (April 19) in the team ranking behind the Hansons-Brooks Distance Team and Boston Athletic Association Men’s Open Team. Jason Flogel finished 26th in 2:21:29, Randy Bill 42nd in 2:26:25, Joe Aulwes in 2:40:26 and Phil Young in 2:46:30 (top three times counted in team scoring). Fifty-nine men’s teams from throughout the U.S. competed.
New kids triathlon coming in july
Flatland Kids Tri Fest is a day-long festival for kids age 6-19 on July 9-10 at Gray’s Lake in Des Moines. The fastest kids from across the country (future Olympians) will compete in the USAT National Cup Race. This will be followed by an Amateur Race for kids of all ability. Come for a full day of health and wellness activities for the entire family at our Family Wellness Activity Village. www.flatlandkidstrifest.com.
USATF 1-Mile Road Racing Championship
Runablaze runner Marie Schofer ran the USATF 1-Mile Road Racing Championship (Minneapolis, May 13). Marie explains the race: “It was really fun and exciting to be a part of such a competitive field of women. I had a starting position right next to Christin Wurth-Thomas! In this race, I opted to run my own race instead of being pulled out too fast by the leaders.” Marie finished in 12th with a 4:53 improving on her Grand Blue Mile of 4:57 a month earlier.
Relay teams run across Iowa
Relay Iowa just completed its first annual relay run across Iowa. On May 14-16, 2010, four teams ran 338 miles across Iowa from Sioux City to Dubuque. There were two 12-person teams and two six-person teams. Each team member ran approximately 26-56 miles over the course of three days and two nights. This was a unique adventure relay on the open roads of Iowa to raise money to build an orphanage in Welkom, South Africa, through Restoring Hope Intl. The event raised $5,000. www.relayia.org
ARTCRANK opening night a success
More than 800 cycling enthusiasts attended the opening night of the ARTCRANK Poster Show For Bike People at Instinct Gallery in Des Moines on May 8. Of the 29 posters available, six were sold out by evening’s end.
Charles Youel, founder and Curator of the show, was pleased with the turnout. “The Des Moines gallery opening was bigger than the ARTCRANK openings in St. Louis, San Francisco, Portland and Denver,” said Youel in a statement to Des Moines Bicycle Collective President, Carl Voss.
The Bicycle Collective, which organized the event to promote cycling and raise money for the Collective’s programs, hopes to see the success of the inaugural show carry momentum to next year’s show.
The Des Moines Triathlon Club gives
The Des Moines Triathlon Club Continues its legacy of supporting youth and triathlon with a $1000 grant to the Flatland Kids Triathlon.
PHOTO: Newsbits dsm tri: Pictured left to right: Krista Zepeda, Jason Wulf, Tom Mertz, Tom Hamilton, Dave Adickes, Race Founder and Director Craig Hanken, Steve Blazek (DSMTri President) Ben Bonano, Karen Chicken and Cindy McGuire.
