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To Grandmother's House We Go
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To Grandmother's House We Go

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States View on map
Oct 24, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

2026 date is not finalized, but the current planned date is listed.

2025 RESULTS

2025 Race Photos

This is a fall race that runs on both single and double track dirt. Participants have 5K/10K/15K options on a trail loop that takes you deep into the woods.

  • Races will begin promptly at 9:00 AM
  • Walkers may participate and are encouraged to register for one of the shorter races.
  • The course will remain open for 3 hours.
  • Proceeds from this race will be used to support Des Moines' dirt trail systems, the Stewards of Browns Woods, and the Capital Striders
  • Click here to view the map of Brown's Woods (in PDF format). TGHWG will be completed on the outermost trail loop, which totals a 5K distance; 10K participants will be doing 2 loops, 15K participants will be doing 3 loops.
  • While we love dogs, sadly our insurance does not permit them on the course during the event.
  • Packet Pickup will be Friday October 23rd from 4:00-6:00PM
    Registration

Pick your distance

Running

TGHWG 5K

Oct 24, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$50.00
Open

TGHWG 10K

Oct 24, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$50.00
Open

TGHWG 15K

Oct 24, 2026 15K 9:00 AM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in West Des Moines, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 7.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 16.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 5.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
64.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 24, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 24, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 42m

The sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 6:20 PM local time (CDT) in West Des Moines on October 24, 2026 — 10h 42m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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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, 7 West Des Moines events

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