DES MOINES, Iowa -- Event organizers from the Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom and Wellmark Blue Cross® and Blue Shield announced today that the Set the Pace Challenge will once again be part of the Grand Blue Mile presented by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Registrants can participate in the Grand Blue Mile virtually or in person on April 25 in downtown Des Moines for a chance to win $10,000 for their community.
As part of the challenge, the community with the highest percentage of its residents participating in the Grand Blue Mile — measured by the number of registrants for a given ZIP code against its total population — will be awarded $10,000, courtesy of Wellmark, to use on a project that promotes safe, inclusive, and accessible places in which to be active, such as a park, playground or trail.