Training

Curt & Nancy Hoegh - Starts April 7

Get ready for Dam to Dam by training with the Capital Striders Beginning Runners Group led by Curt & Nancy Hoegh. Each session begins with a 15-minute training discussion followed by running with others of your same ability on the Clive Greenbelt Trails. Training sessions are Monday evenings at 6 p.m. starting April 7. Meet at the Campbell Park gazebo, just East of 128th Street between Hickman and University in Clive.

Kevin Otte

Training Schedule
It's always helpful to have a handy guide when getting ready for Dam to Dam and no one can give you more solid advice than Kevin Otte. Kevin has worked with over 500 marathoners since 1995 as coach of the Leukemia Team in Training. Kevin has run Dam to Dam many times and enjoys the course, organization, competition and cold refreshments at the finish.

As a lifelong and speedy runner with a 1:14 personal best at Dam to Dam, Kevin understands what it takes to complete 20 kilometers. He has coached beginning runners and has transformed them into marathoners. Kevin has visited and run in marathons throughout America. He knows races and he considers Dam to Dam one of the best. The training ideas and schedules Kevin has provided will get you ready for Dam to Dam, making it a more enjoyable run.

Mike Bender

Sports Massage Therapist Advice
We get older, some of us faster than others, regardless all runners need to exercise good sense in keeping our bodies ready for the long run. Sports Massage Therapist Mike Bender not only has words of wisdom, but he demonstrates his insight as a well balanced and smart runner. While in his 60s, Mike shows no signs of slowing up by listening to his body. Mike has run over a dozen Dam to Dam races, alternating running the 20 km in the low 1:20s or breaking 20 minutes in the 5 km. Mike likes to run the distance that he's in shape for and is not mesmerized by distance. Mike has worked with numerous area runners, providing sports massage to insure good running days ahead. His advice will get you thinking, as runners, your years of running fun will be even longer with Mike's help.