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Des Moines Marathon

Des Moines, IA

Partly cloudy throughout the day.

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12mph
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14mph
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14mph
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14mph
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14mph
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13mph
Gusting to
26mph
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Race Overview

The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a marathon held annually in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

Race weekend features the Mercy Live Up Loop 5-Mile Run & 1-Mile Walk and Mercy Children's Hospital & Clinics 1-Mile Youth Run and Jingle Jog on Saturday followed by the IMT Des Moines Marathon & Half Marathon, Bankers Trust Marathon Relay and Principal 5K Road Race on Sunday.
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FAQ

When is the 2026 Des Moines Marathon?

The 2026 Des Moines Marathon will be held on Sunday October 18, 2026.

Is the Des Moines Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?

Yes, the Des Moines Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.

Des Moines Marathon Course Map

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Des Moines Marathon Weather History

Des Moines Marathon Weather Averages

Average Temp: 54°, Average Low: 42°, Average High: 66°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
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Feel41°45°50°55°59°62°64°65°
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Dew38°39°40°41°41°41°40°40°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2025

Oct 19, 2025
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 62°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 43°
clear-day 46°
clear-day 50°
clear-day 54°
clear-day 57°
clear-day 60°
clear-day 61°
clear-day 62°
Feel37°39°44°54°57°60°61°62°
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Wind12mph
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22mph
19mph
Dew36°36°36°37°37°32°30°29°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 5Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2024

Oct 20, 2024
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 81°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 52°
clear-day 58°
clear-day 66°
clear-day 74°
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clear-day 81°
Feel52°58°66°74°78°80°80°80°
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Wind3mph
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13mph
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14mph
15mph
15mph
Dew38°41°40°41°44°47°48°45°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 6

Des Moines Marathon 2023

Oct 15, 2023
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 44°, High: 53°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
cloudy 47°
cloudy 48°
partly-cloudy-day 50°
cloudy 51°
cloudy 52°
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Wind9mph
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13mph
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12mph
Dew44°43°42°40°39°38°38°38°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Des Moines Marathon 2022

Oct 16, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 38°, High: 56°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
cloudy 42°
cloudy 42°
cloudy 46°
cloudy 52°
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Wind4mph
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7mph
13mph
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16mph
18mph
Dew33°34°35°36°33°29°31°32°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2021

Oct 17, 2021
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 73°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 41°
clear-day 47°
clear-day 52°
clear-day 59°
clear-day 63°
clear-day 67°
clear-day 70°
clear-day 71°
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8mph
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Dew33°36°38°39°39°39°38°38°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Des Moines Marathon 2019

Oct 20, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 41°, High: 64°, Light Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 42°
partly-cloudy-day 45°
partly-cloudy-day 51°
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Wind4mph
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19mph
Dew39°42°47°49°47°45°41°40°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 6

Des Moines Marathon 2018

Oct 21, 2018
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 27°, High: 60°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 27°
clear-day 33°
clear-day 39°
clear-day 44°
clear-day 48°
clear-day 52°
clear-day 55°
clear-day 57°
Feel20°27°31°36°42°52°55°57°
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Wind7mph
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14mph
20mph
17mph
16mph
15mph
20mph
Dew24°26°26°25°26°27°29°31°
RunScoreRun Score: 5Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6

Des Moines Marathon 2017

Oct 15, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 58°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
cloudy 47°
cloudy 47°
cloudy 48°
partly-cloudy-day 50°
partly-cloudy-day 53°
partly-cloudy-day 56°
partly-cloudy-day 56°
partly-cloudy-day 58°
Feel41°42°41°45°53°56°56°58°
Rain--------
Wind14mph
12mph
16mph
13mph
15mph
17mph
14mph
18mph
Dew39°39°38°39°39°41°38°37°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 8Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2016

Oct 16, 2016
Cloudy skies throughout the day.
Low: 61°, High: 81°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
cloudy 62°
cloudy 64°
fog 65°
fog 66°
cloudy 68°
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Wind3mph
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8mph
10mph
9mph
12mph
Dew61°63°65°65°66°67°67°67°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2015

Oct 18, 2015
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 37°, High: 66°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 38°
clear-day 44°
clear-day 51°
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Wind6mph
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15mph
17mph
15mph
18mph
18mph
20mph
Dew27°29°30°28°29°29°31°31°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6

Des Moines Marathon 2014

Oct 19, 2014
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 38°, High: 66°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 41°
clear-day 45°
clear-day 51°
partly-cloudy-day 56°
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Feel36°41°51°56°60°62°64°65°
Rain--------
Wind8mph
9mph
13mph
15mph
18mph
15mph
14mph
13mph
Dew38°42°44°45°45°47°47°47°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Des Moines Marathon 2013

Oct 20, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 62°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
cloudy 43°
partly-cloudy-day 44°
partly-cloudy-day 48°
partly-cloudy-day 52°
partly-cloudy-day 56°
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cloudy 61°
Feel38°40°44°52°56°60°61°61°
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Wind8mph
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7mph
7mph
9mph
9mph
11mph
11mph
Dew35°37°39°41°43°43°41°42°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8

Des Moines Marathon 2012

Oct 21, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 81°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 46°
partly-cloudy-day 49°
clear-day 54°
clear-day 59°
clear-day 64°
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Wind6mph
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Dew43°45°48°50°53°55°57°59°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2011

Oct 16, 2011
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 63°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 50°
partly-cloudy-day 52°
partly-cloudy-day 54°
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partly-cloudy-day 62°
Feel47°52°54°56°57°58°62°62°
Rain--------
Wind8mph
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12mph
11mph
10mph
14mph
14mph
17mph
Dew40°40°40°40°37°35°32°29°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2010

Oct 17, 2010
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 66°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
clear-day 42°
clear-day 48°
clear-day 54°
partly-cloudy-day 58°
partly-cloudy-day 61°
partly-cloudy-day 63°
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partly-cloudy-day 65°
Feel42°47°54°58°61°63°64°65°
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Wind0mph
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7mph
8mph
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6mph
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Dew34°34°32°30°25°20°18°18°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 9

Des Moines Marathon 2009

Oct 18, 2009
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 32°, High: 62°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 35°
partly-cloudy-day 39°
partly-cloudy-day 45°
partly-cloudy-day 50°
partly-cloudy-day 54°
partly-cloudy-day 58°
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partly-cloudy-day 62°
Feel28°33°39°45°54°58°60°62°
Rain--------
Wind9mph
8mph
13mph
13mph
16mph
16mph
17mph
16mph
Dew30°33°36°36°37°37°36°37°
RunScoreRun Score: 6Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2008

Oct 19, 2008
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 71°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 50°
partly-cloudy-day 52°
partly-cloudy-day 56°
partly-cloudy-day 61°
partly-cloudy-day 65°
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partly-cloudy-day 70°
partly-cloudy-day 71°
Feel45°52°56°61°65°68°70°71°
Rain--------
Wind14mph
14mph
15mph
17mph
20mph
23mph
17mph
15mph
Dew44°44°46°46°47°49°50°50°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 6Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2007

Oct 21, 2007
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 71°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 59°
partly-cloudy-day 64°
partly-cloudy-day 69°
partly-cloudy-day 70°
cloudy 71°
cloudy 65°
cloudy 62°
partly-cloudy-day 62°
Feel59°64°69°70°71°65°62°62°
Rain--------
Wind7mph
9mph
15mph
16mph
18mph
16mph
16mph
13mph
Dew52°53°55°56°58°54°51°48°
RunScoreRun Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 6Run Score: 5Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8

Des Moines Marathon 2006

Oct 15, 2006
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 40°, High: 57°, Light Rain
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
cloudy 42°
cloudy 44°
cloudy 47°
cloudy 50°
cloudy 51°
cloudy 54°
partly-cloudy-day 57°
cloudy 57°
Feel37°39°41°44°51°54°57°57°
Rain--------
Wind8mph
9mph
13mph
15mph
15mph
13mph
10mph
14mph
Dew38°38°35°37°39°38°42°47°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7

Des Moines Marathon 2004

Oct 17, 2004
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 35°, High: 61°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 36°
cloudy 37°
cloudy 39°
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Feel32°33°35°38°43°54°56°59°
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Wind5mph
6mph
5mph
8mph
9mph
7mph
9mph
10mph
Dew28°29°30°31°30°32°34°37°
RunScoreRun Score: 7Run Score: 7Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 9Run Score: 8

Des Moines Marathon 2003

Oct 5, 2003
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 79°
Time8AM9AM10AM11AM12PM1PM2PM3PM
Temp
partly-cloudy-day 50°
partly-cloudy-day 54°
partly-cloudy-day 60°
partly-cloudy-day 63°
clear-day 69°
clear-day 72°
clear-day 76°
clear-day 77°
Feel50°54°60°63°69°72°76°77°
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Wind0mph
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5mph
0mph
5mph
3mph
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0mph
Dew43°46°46°47°48°48°49°45°
RunScoreRun Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 9Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 8Run Score: 7