2025 - Candy Cane Course - Des Moines
2025 distances
Running
1 Mile
1 mile registration is untimed and includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!
5k
12k
2026 Candy Cane 5k
2026 Candy Cane 10k
2026 Candy Cane 15k
Race-day weather
Conditions on December 21, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 4:47 PM local time (CST) in Des Moines on December 21, 2025 — 9h 09m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Candy Cane Course - Des Moines
208 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Pencook | 18:20 | 5:55 /mi |
| 2 | Robby Wilder | 19:47 | 6:23 /mi |
| 3 | Ed Tormey | 21:42 | 7:00 /mi |
| 4 | Adam Stonehocker | 22:25 | 7:14 /mi |
| 5 | Paul Kolsrud | 22:36 | 7:17 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Des Moines
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- Des Moines Running Calendar 2026 60 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 63 Des Moines events
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