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Drake Road Races

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Relays Wellness Challenge

The Relays Wellness Challenge at the Drake Road Races and the Grand Blue Mile presented by Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield is a great opportunity for organizations of all sizes to promote workplace wellness in an effort to pursue the shared mission of realizing a healthier Iowa. The Relays Wellness Challenge is an easy way to get your coworkers active and have fun!

The Relays Wellness Challenge is an incentive based wellness competition that is open to Iowa based employers where points are awarded based on participation in the Drake Road Races and the Grand Blue Mile. There is no cost to employers to enroll in the Challenge. Family members and dependents of employees are also invited to register for and represent their respective company.

Participating companies will compete in three categories:

Large (500+ employees), Medium (51-500 employees), Small (5-50 employees).

Points will be awarded based on participation and completion rather than finish time or individual place.

EventPoints
Drake Road Races Half Marathon4
Drake Road Races 10k3
Drake Road Races 5k2
Volunteerism1

Final standings will be determined based on the number of total points earned, divided by the number of Central Iowa-based employees. The winning team in each division will enjoy bragging rights with an in-venue recognition during the "Relays Night" at Drake Men's Basketball and receive a traveling trophy for display.

To enroll your organization or for more information, email drakeroadraces@drake.edu.

Thank you for joining the Drake Relays and Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield in taking a step toward a future of better health!

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Past Employer Participants

Small Division

CompanyDivision Champion 
American Business Solutions 
Apex Systems2019 Winner
Catch Des Moines 
Citizens Mutual Telephone 
Dorsey & Whitney 
Fitness Sports 
Fleet Feet Sports 
Fredrikson & Byron 
Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy 
Lessing-Flynn2021 Winner
Massage Heights of Central Iowa 
Mid-Iowa Council Boy Scouts of America 
MODUS 
Volunteer Iowa 
YMCA of Washington County 
ZLR Ignition2022, 2023 Winner

 

Medium Division

CompanyDivision Champion
Ahlers & Cooney2022, 2023 Winner
ARAG Legal 
Bankers Trust 
Davis County Community Schools 
Delta Dental2019, 2021 Winner
Dowling Catholic High School 
Grand View University 
Iowa Department of Revenue 
Iowa Ortho/Select PT 
Keen Project Solutions 
LMC Insurance & Risk Management 
MetLife 
QCI 
SHAZAM 
St. Anthony Hospital 
Strategic America 
Wellabe 
Whitfield & Eddy Law 

 

Large Division

CompanyDivision Champion
Ankeny Community School District 
Broadlawns Medical Center 
Businessolver 
Casey's 
Corteva Agriscience 
Des Moines University 
Dotdash Meredith 
Drake University2022, 2023 Winner
EMC Insurance Companies 
Farm Bureau Financial Services 
Grinnell Mutual 
GuideOne Insurance 
Heartland AEA 
Hy-Vee 
Kemin Industries 
Krause Group 
Manatts Inc. 
Nationwide 
Polk County, IA Government 
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines 
Vermeer 
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield2019, 2021 Winner
WesleyLife 
YMCA of Greater Des Moines 

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