Grand Blue Mile
Des Moines, IA
- 1 Miler
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Your Race. Your Pace. Your Mile. The Grand Blue Mile is the Midwest’s premier community street run for all ages and abilities. Held annually since 2010, the Grand Blue Mile has hosted more than 35,000 participants from 47 states, six countries, and four continents. Among those participants: Olympic medalists, American … MORE
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For the vibes only
Really only fun with a group of people and no care in the world about your time as there are SO many people it’s hard to even pace yourself or … MORE
Really only fun with a group of people and no care in the world about your time as there are SO many people it’s hard to even pace yourself or get around strollers.
Fun to test your mile time!
There are not a lot of 1 mile races so it's really fun to test your mile time in a competitive atmosphere. Due to being injured this year I did … MORE
There are not a lot of 1 mile races so it’s really fun to test your mile time in a competitive atmosphere. Due to being injured this year I did the mile on a knee scooter in the recreational division which was a fun mix of all ability types! I love that they separate out recreational and competitive heats.
nice, easy mile
flat course in downtown d. m.. it actually spends more time on locust than grand. my horrendous result was from lack of time to train. the pic was a screen … MORE
flat course in downtown d. m.. it actually spends more time on locust than grand.
my horrendous result was from lack of time to train.
the pic was a screen capture from the video.
Will be back! Fantastic race.
It was a fantastic event. My only comment would be that the finish was a little bit of an anti-climax. My sister was third in the competitive division of the … MORE
It was a fantastic event. My only comment would be that the finish was a little bit of an anti-climax. My sister was third in the competitive division of the mile but there was no announcement of the winners, no prizes – all the focus seemed to be on the Elite division.
Great way to test your mile time!
I've done Grand Blue Mile the past two years and very much enjoy this event! They separate out the competitive and recreational divisions allowing faster people to run in a … MORE
I’ve done Grand Blue Mile the past two years and very much enjoy this event! They separate out the competitive and recreational divisions allowing faster people to run in a different heat. It is also run concurrently with the USATF Mile Road Championships so it’s very fun to get to watch the pros run after you ran!