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We are a personal fitness training and running coaching business located in Des Moines, Iowa.

10/25/2026

𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉
So many Body Project Clients putting their training to the test! Congratulations all around! 🎉

Connor Chesky - Kansas City Half Marathon in 1:12:29

Sean Lunde - Des Moines Half Marathon in 1:57:08

Linaja Mikalonis - Des Moines Half Marathon in 2:09:40

Michelle Conner - Des Moines Half Marathon in 2:03:40

Kerry Gehrls - Des Moines Marathon in 3:40

Brenna Strawhacker - Des Moines Marathon in 3:45:19

Erik Raker - Des Moines Marathon in 4:23:56

Caleb Brose - Marine Corps Marathon in 3:18:35

Mor Lee - Des Moines Marathon 10k finisher

Sam Corso and Molly Corso - Des Moines Marathon 5k finishers

10/10/2026

Fall marathon season is upon us! We wanted to give a shout-out to client Sean Lunde for his recent running of the Berlin Marathon, just another stop on his marathon majors journey.

According to Sean:

"The crowd support was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Pretty much had it for the entire race! I’m now halfway through my majors journey."

Congratulations, Sean! 🎉

08/02/2026

𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗫
The Body Project was back at the Quad City Times BIX 7 last weekend. There were nearly 9,000 finishers in this year’s race taking on the hilly course (over 400 feet of climbing over just 7 miles)! The weather cooperated with clouds, temperatures in the 70s, and manageable humidity. We applaud everyone's efforts! 🎉

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲
Rick battled a bit of a cranky hamstring going into his 7th BIX but he persevered. He finished in 54:29, 7th in his age group.

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝘃𝗲𝘀
It was Mandy's first BIX. She finished in 54:08, 7th in her age group.

𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗜𝘃𝗲𝘀
Tim took on his third Bix. He finished in 46:47, 15th in his age group.

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗯 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲
Caleb took on his second BIX and finished strong in a time of 45:31.

06/01/2026

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
We would like to give a shout-out to clients and athletes who competed at this year's State Meet and provide highlights of some of the outstanding performances.

𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗽𝗮𝗽 & 𝗟𝗶𝘇𝘇𝘆 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻 - Olivia and Lizzy competed for Van Meter and were members of their runner-up 4x800 relay team. Lizzy also competed in the 800 and 1500.

𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 & 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹 - Sydney and Avery competed for Waukee. Sydney ran as part of Waukee's 4x800 relay and in the 1500. This was her third season competing in the state track meet. Avery ran the 3000 and ended her junior season on a high note with a PR of 10:33.41

𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲 & 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝘇 - Vanessa and Ella made their State debuts and competed as part of Ankeny's 4x800 relay team. The Ankeny Girls earned their first State team trophy, 3rd place, since 1997.

𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 & 𝗟𝗶𝘇𝘇𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘆 - This quartet competed for Dowling on their 4x800 in a season best time of 9:27.10. Frankie and Lizzy later ran legs on the DMR.

𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝘆𝗹𝘀 & 𝗔𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻
Kellen & Ayden competed for Waukee Northwest and were members of their runner-up 4x800 relay team. Kellen also ran 1:52.74 for 6th place in the 800, which was a new school record. Ayden also anchored their 4th place SMR team.

𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗻, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗲 & 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗲 -
This trio competed for Dowling and were members of their 7th place 4x800 team finishing in a time of 7:49.04. Nate also ran legs on the 4x400 and DMR teams. Will ran the open 800 finishing with a new PR of 1:56.49. Nicholas wrapped up his stellar career with a new 1600 PR of 4:17.51.

Congratulations to all!

05/12/2026

The Body Project was back to represent at this year's Market to Market Relay. This year's crew was small but MIGHTY! Congratulations to Nick, Rachel, Kelly, Brenna and MacCoy! The team finished 10th overall and 4th in the mixed (co-ed) division. Their total time was 8:12:50 for an avg. pace of 6:50 min/mile. 🔥

05/02/2026

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Congratulations to these athletes and their teams on their performances at this year's Drake Relays!

𝗪𝗮𝘂𝗸𝗲𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀
Roy Verastegui, Kellen Tuyls, and Ayden Gabrielson finished 2nd with their 4x800 team setting a new school record in the process!

Ayden and Kellen also participated in the open 800 with Ayden finishing 5th in a new school record of 1:52.88!

𝗪𝗮𝘂𝗸𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀
Sydney Burrier and Avery Driscoll ran on Waukee’s 9th place 4x800 team. Sydney also ran in the 1500!

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀
Nicholas Paulsen, Emmett Mathiasen, and Will Tice. Our 4x8 came in seeded 15th and finished 6th with a 13 sec season best. Nicholas later lowered his 1600 PR to 4:17!

We wish them the best of luck as they enter championship season.

04/26/2026

Congratulations to these Body Project clients on their recent race efforts! They are out there getting it done!

Linaja Mikalonis -Drake 5K
Kelly Boddicker - Drake 5K & Grand Blue Mile
Paul Conner - Drake 5K
Michelle Conner - Drake 10K
Ryan Clement - Drake Half Marathon
Ben Russell - Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
Caleb Brose - Lake Macbride Half Marathon

04/08/2026

𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴!
Our clients are getting some spring in their step with races. Congratulations to each of them!

Dave Baitinger continues on his journey for a 5K in every Iowa county. He checked Black Hawk off his list with an age group win, 3rd place overall and finishing in a time of 20:14.

Rachel Morgan ran the St Paddy's Half Marathon in Des Moines finishing 3rd in her age group with a time of 1:53.

Ryan Clement traveled to the Windy City to run the Shamrock Shuffle 8K and finished in a time of 33:05 to kick off his season.

11/17/2025

𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻
Congratulations to Matthew Berns on his outstanding performance at the Garmin Marathon this past weekend. He finished with an official time of 2:54:53, was 1st in his AG, and was 10th overall! 🎉

11/14/2025

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
The 2025 Iowa high school cross country season came to a close on October 31-November 1. We wanted to highlight Body Project clients as well as the high school teams that Coach Ives and Coach Schwendinger serve for their performances.

𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿
Sydney Burrier led her Waukee team to an 8th place finish while earning 2nd team all-state honors.

𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗽𝗮𝗽 & 𝗟𝗶𝘇𝘇𝘆 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻
Van Meter senior duo Olivia and Lizzy were scoring members of their 6th place team with Olivia earning 2nd team all-state honors.

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀
The Dowling Catholic girls team outperformed their #13 ranking by finishing 10th in the team race, led by Lizzy Tiffany’s 2nd team all-state performance.

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀
The Dowling Catholic boys team placed 9th led by two elite all-state performers, Nicholas Paulsen and Charlie Deick

𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆
Coach Schwendinger joined the Pella staff this fall as an assistant coach. The Pella girls earned their 4th consecutive State title in 3A and the Pella boys finished on the podium in third!

What a great season it was!

Congratulations athletes!

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Des Moines, IA
50312

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