DES MOINES, Iowa (March 4, 2021) — Officials from the Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced the return of the Wellmark Set the Pace Challenge. The challenge encourages Iowans to develop sustainable, healthy habits throughout 2021 — starting with participating in the virtual Grand Blue Mile presented by Wellmark that runs April 17 through 25 to coincide with the 111th running of the Drake Relays presented by Xtream.
As part of the challenge, the community in Iowa with the highest percentage of its residents participating in the virtual Grand Blue Mile — measured by the number of registrants for a given ZIP code against its total population — will be awarded $10,000 to use on a project that promotes safe, inclusive and accessible places in which to be active, such as a park, playground or trail.