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The Blazing Marathon

Des Moines, Iowa, United States View on map
Oct 03, 2027 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Off the success of The Blazing 5k, Blazing Race Productions looks to continue to build the race weekend. New in 2027, The Blazing Marathon will look to provide a cheap, fast, accurate, and accessible race for those at the pointy end of Midwest racing. While the race is not invite only, we will be looking to prevent too much overlap by having you submit race results that hit our event standards.

Women's Marathon Entry Standards

Marathon - 3:00

Half-Marathon - 1:25

Men's Marathon Entry Standards

Marathon - 2:30

Half-Marathon - 1:12:30

Pick your distance

Running

Women's Elite Marathon

Oct 03, 2027 Marathon 7:30 AM
$30.00
Open

Men's Elite Marathon

Oct 03, 2027 Marathon 7:51 AM
$30.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 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) 13.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
61.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 3, 2027 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 3, 2027 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 40m

The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 6:53 PM local time (CDT) in Des Moines on October 3, 2027 — 11h 40m 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, 65 Des Moines events

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