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If you want to get your photos from the 2011 Capital Pursuit, our photographer, Josh Klein, just posted them on his website.
Please click the link below: 2011 Capital Pursuit PhotosJosh Klein JK Photography Cell- (515) 710-6726 Visit us on the web at www.jkfamilyphotography.com
To find your photos, the photos are separated by number groups.
The 29th Annual Capital Pursuit Races were a huge success! 517 runners tackled the 10-mile course and 197 zipped through the 5K ~ all enjoying the crisp fall weather and the wonderful volunteer support. A bevy of young runners toddled, trotted and flew through the Pursuit Junior runs (keep an eye out ~ there’s a lot of talent coming up, folks!)
Race Results
Finishing first in our 10-mile race were:
Finishing first in our 5K race were:
Race director Bobbi Snodgrass and the Capital Striders Board would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the multitude of volunteers and supporters who made this race possible ~ too many to list them all. Some of those we’d like to thank:
Awards Table- Mike McGinn
Packet pickup and race registration - Gail Borman, Marcia Swinney-Shay, Mike McGinn, Jacob Johnson, Carrie Van Quathem, Curtis Downs, Chris Brooks, Teresa Brooks and Sheron Lininger
Course Marshalls - Brian Palmer and volunteers, Steve Halstead, Don Hostager and the Drake Men's Cross Country Team
Water Stop and Course set-up - Curtis Downs with great help from Lint Van Lines.
Start and Finish Line - Carrie Van Quathem and her crew, Steve Bobenhouse, Susan Kobliska, Linda Bergeson, Stan Smith and Cal Murdock
Pursuit Junior - Cindy Elsbernd
Announcer - Del Lasswell
Bike Support - Carl Voss & Tim Lane
Course Marking - Denny Wheeler and Scott Dennis
Water Stop support:
Greg Altmairer of Principal & friends - Water Stop #1
Dan Hostager & the Drake Men's Cross Country Team - Water Stop #2
Todd Schemper of Work Systems Rehab and his friends of Central Presbyterian Church - Water Stop #3
Chris Burch and friends of IMT Des Moines Marathon - Water Stop #4
Singer – Lori Ballard
Treasurer – Kent Altena
Additional thanks go to:
A big “Thank you” goes out to Cal Murdock and Stan Smith for their 29 years of devoted service to the Capital Pursuit races. Cal is our timer and race historian; Stan provides our sound equipment, the starting gun and some of our finish line equipment.
Without sponsors, we wouldn’t have races. Big thanks go to our sponsors:
Great post-race refreshments provided by:
Most of all we want to give all you runners a big high five; you trained hard and it showed! Thanks for your continued support of one of the fastest races in the Midwest. We welcome you to post your personal stories and pictures on the Capital Striders Facebook page. Good Job!
Bring a healthy appetite on Sunday morning because GOOD NEWS the 29th annual Capital Pursuit post race celebration will include:
One of Iowa’s greatest athletes, Tim Dwight, NFL wide receiver and return specialist and Big 10 Track Champion has registered to run the Capital Pursuit 10-Mile race. Keep an eye out for him as he also plans to help with Awards after his run. You are going to look marvelous in your beautiful royal blue long sleeve New Balance technical t-shirt, so don’t miss out, register today. Starting today, you can register online via GetMeRegistered.com or with check via mail by downloading the registration PDF.
Mark your calendar for the Summer Picnic Sunday, 7/31/11
What's better than a nice run with friends on the last day of July? A run with friends followed by a picnic!
We'll be holding our annual summer picnic on Sunday, July 31st, 4-9 at the enclosed shelter in Greenwood Park (4800 Grand, Des Moines). Click here for map
Capital Striders will provide the hamburgers, brats, chips and lemonade. Bring your running shoes, a side dish and any additional beverages you might want to consume (beer is allowed in cans only ~ no glass containers in the park.) The picnic is free to Strider members, $5 for everyone else.
See you there!
Please be sure to save the date for Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 for the Capital Pursuit 10-Mile and 5K Road Races which will be at 8 a.m. in Downtown Des Moines. Strider Members get a $5 discount when you pre-register now through September 16th. The 10-Mile race is the state of Iowa's RRCA Championship event! Long sleeve technical T-s and free Pursuit Junior races at 9:30a.m. COME to RUN then stay and enjoy a great post race celebration at Nollen Plaza.
Join the Capital Striders Summer & Fall Training Group every Saturday morning at 7 a.m. beginning June 18th through October at Gray's Lake Park. Take the main park entrance off of Fleur Drive and Gray's Lake Park Road and take the road past the beach parking lot. Follow it all the way back around the lake until you come to the Southeast corner parking lot. Our official kickoff will be Saturday June 25, and breakfast will be provided.
The 11th annual Loop the Lake 8k was held Saturday, April 9th at Gray's Lake Park. It was another successful race and I'd like to thank all the runners who participated. There were 372 finishers on a cool, overcast morning. Nearly four dozen volunteers were on hand to make sure cars were parked, late registrations were complete, food and water stations were set and tags were collected at the finish line. Many local merchants also contributed in a number of ways and we are grateful for their support. The list of business partners includes Pella Windows and Doors, Fitness Sports, Scheels, Living History Farms, Prairie Life Fitness and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Capital Striders could not host events like Loop the Lake for the Des Moines running community without all of these great business, volunteers and of course the runners. Thanks to all for a great race! Curtis Downs Race Director
Click here to register @ GetMeRegistered
Date: Friday March 4th, 2011
Location: Nature Lodge at Raccoon River Park
2500 Grand Ave.
West Des Moines, Iowa
Time:
Speaker Information:
Alyssa Subbert has been a physical therapist for 12 years and she specializes in the biomechanical evaluation of sport. She puts on multiple running and jumping continuing education courses per year in hopes of teaching proper form and preventing injury. Alyssa is a former Div III three time national qualifier and All American in track. She coached track at Urbandale High School for 6 years.
She owns her own clinic, Absolute Performance Therapy, in Waukee where she not only fixes the problem but also tries to improve your performance at the same time with a functional rehabilitation approach.
She will be going over the 5 most common injuries in runners, how to prevent them, how to self diagnose and decide when you need to seek medical attention, and how running form can be the culprit in the cause of injuries.
Registration Details:
You can register today through February 28th via GetMeRegistered or offline via mail; price is $25 for members (per-person) and $35 for non-members (per-person).
Join us for an evening of good food, good friends, and good information.
I know New Year's has come and gone awhile ago, but I wanted to post the photos from this well attended get together. If you recall, it was bitterly cold, and the wind was blowing. The good news is the camaraderie amongst the Striders and their friends and family made for enjoyable way to ring in the New Year's. The potluck spread covered a number of tables, and we packed the shelter house. Here are just a few of the photos from the social event.
We raised a generous donation to the Boys' and Girls' Club of Iowa in both cash and donations of new winter clothing, which after the bitter cold of this winter was gratefully accepted.
** Updated with maps - Click here **
Sunday, September 26, 2010 in Des Moines, IA at Downtown
» $25.00 pre-registration (through 9/22 at 11:59 PM US/Central)
» $20.00 pre-registration (through 9/22 at 11:59 PM US/Central)
» $0.00 pre-registration (through 9/22 at 11:59 PM US/Central)
Capital Strider members receive a $5 discount when they pre-register. No discount available at packet pickup or on race day.
Starting line is at 8th and Locust. Finish chute is at Nollen Plaza (4th and Locust)
The 10-Mile course starts in downtown Des Moines and winds through the near northwest neighborhoods.
The 5K course will be run in the downtown area.
The Pursuit Junior kids race will begin west of the finish line on Locust and is free, however registration is required.
8:00 AM: 10-Mile and 5K 9:30 AM: Pursuit Junior
Friday, September 24th, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM Raccoon River Brewery 210 10th Street
10 mile-$30, 5k-$25
or
*NEW * Race morning at Nollen Plaza
Sun. 9/26, from 6:30 -7:30 AM near the finish line at 4th and Locust. Cost: 10 mile-$35, 5k-$30
A portion of the race proceeds will go to assist Iowa Kids Strong. Their mission is to promote healthy, active lifestyles among children.
Brian Palmer - Race Director email: bpalmer2006@hotmail.com
The Capital Striders board has scheduled this year's Capital Pursuit for Sunday, September 26. Check back soon for more details!
If it's not entirely obvious to you, I've finally gotten our new website off the ground. It's taken a lot longer than expected... mostly because we had so much content on the old site that needed to be reformated and organized. So much so that it's still a work-in-progress. Some information is still missing, such as details on Loop the Lake and Capital Pursuit, but all the important stuff is here.
Feel free to poke around and to create an account (which is needed to post comments). If you've got an itch to post content, let us know and we'll give you the ability to do so directly, something that was completely impossible with the old site.
The Board hopes you like the new site! Let us know your thoughts (both good and bad are welcome) by emailing webmaster@capitalstriders.org
