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Making the Miles

Des Moines, Iowa, United States View on map
Jan 01, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Making the Miles is a physical and virtual motivation community where you work towards running or walking 1000 miles in a year. No matter where you are, keep yourself moving all year long to hit your mileage goals and earn some prizes along the way!

You will be admitted into the private Garmin group where you can see the leaderboard and compete with people around you, or just use it to motivate yourself to keep climbing! 

Pick up some awesome running essentials along the way as you reach milestones, and if you sign up before March 31, you’ll receive a special prize just for signing up! Prizes are awarded at 250, 500, and 750 miles, and if you hit 1,000 miles, you’ll earn the super-massive-amazing Fleet Feet belt buckle!

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Running

Making the Miles 2026

All miles walked/ran in 2026 count, no matter when you join. You can keep track of your miles manually or automatically from Garmin. If you want Garmin to keep track of your activity automatically, all of your activities need to be set as "Run" (i.e. don't use "Treadmill" or "Trail Run" etc.) Please request access to join the Garmin group to see the leaderboard and track prize markers: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/group/4915398/challenges/2E4C9A7A960C47789F183AE92408DD77 Any time you have hit a milestone, you can come pick up your prize at the store, or you can retrieve your prizes at the end of the year.

Jan 01, 2026 Ultra 12:00 AM
$95.00
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Des Moines, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 10.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 1, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 1, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 14m

The sun rises at 7:41 AM and sets at 4:55 PM local time (CST) in Des Moines on January 1, 2026 — 9h 14m of daylight.

Course

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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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