Striders Annual Mitten Run/Potluck

Join us for the annual tradition of doing what we love: running, eating and helping others. When: Jan 1, 10:00 a.m. Where: Lions Park Community Bldg. 72nd & Aurora (4103 72nd St. Urbandale) click for map Why: To support the Boys and Girls Club of Iowa. Bring new or gently used winter clothes, hats, gloves or a cash donation and the Boys and Girls Club will buy what they need.

There's no cost and everyone is welcome. Bring your friends and neighbors! For the Potluck, bring either a hot or cold dish (electrical outlets are available if needed). The Striders provide tableware and drinks.

10:00 a.m. - warm up and run/walk 11:00 a.m. - Potluck dinner

There are distances to run from one mile up to six (or more, if you're really diggin' the cold air) all touring the lovely Urbandale metro area. This is a very casual run. There are no timing chips or bibs to worry about. Just come for a fun, possibly sub-zero temperature, run!

More details and photos from past runs are available under the Events page.

A New Website! (duh)

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