2020 EVENT WILL BE VIRTUAL ONLY (Sept 18-Nov 8).
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The Hot Cider Hustle West Des Moines is chip timed. Your “chip” is integrated with your bib. You must wear your bib on your front across your stomach to be electronically timed.
Runners and walkers can participate in this event.
If you ordered your race packet to be mailed to you, it will typically arrive 1 – 4 days before the event. It will be sent to the address you entered in during registration.
All participants are required to read and sign the event waiver form.
It is the participant’s responsibility to make sure that they do not impair their ability to hear, see, sense, and detect present or potential hazards and dangers.
If at any time you are in need of assistance throughout the event please notify a volunteer or course monitor.
No dogs. Strollers are allowed for walkers only after all other runners and walkers have started. Children in strollers must be wearing helmets.
The event will start rain, snow or shine. The event could be delayed due to lightning or other dangerous conditions. Above schedule is weather dependent. Trail conditions could be variable.
You can transfer to a different distance within the same race up to 3 days before the event. If you are transferring to a more expensive race you’ll have to pay the difference of the registration fees.
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Great Course
I ran this last year so I knew the course well. Which is why maybe I PR'd my 5k time and shaved 90sec off my time from last year. My … MORE
I ran this last year so I knew the course well. Which is why maybe I PR’d my 5k time and shaved 90sec off my time from last year. My only gripe is the sweatshirts, I signed up early and I received an email this week saying that the manufacturer ran out of the red zip up hoodies in my size and mine would be a grey pullover. I did get to switch it to a size up in the red one but only after the event.
Volunteering was unorganized
I participated as a volunteer at this race so take my course ratings with a grain of salt (the website required me to rate the course) but knowing the area … MORE
I participated as a volunteer at this race so take my course ratings with a grain of salt (the website required me to rate the course) but knowing the area it was in I doubt the scenery was very amazing 🙂
The volunteering itself was highly unorganized but we were compensated with free entry into another one of their events. So while frustrating, the fact that I saved ~$40 by doing it made it worth it.
The race itself seemed to operate smoothly. All participants get a mug for finishing and the sweatshirts you get aren’t the best quality but they look nice. If I get free race entry again I would definitely volunteer again, but without that there are definitely better organized organizations to volunteer with.