Running With Straws 5k
About this race
Event details
– 9:00a shirt pick up/registeration
– 9:45a why straws? what’s a wog?
– 10:00a run/walk/jog/wog
– 10:15a start of prize give-a-way
Register at: rws.raceroster.com
– $35 Adults
– $20 Kids 12 & under
– $5 Dogs
Register by August 21st to guarantee a shirt.
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RUNNING WITH STRAWS 5k
Event details – 9:00a shirt pick up/registeration – 9:45a why straws? what’s a wog? – 10:00a run/walk/jog/wog – 10:15a start of prize give-a-ways Register at: rws.raceroster.com – $35 Adults – $20 Kids 12 & under – $5 Dogs Register by August 21st to guarantee a shirt
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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, 6 West Des Moines events
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