Half marathonRoad🇺🇸 Kansas City, United States

Rock the Parkway Half Marathon

Saturday, 10 April 2027In 6 months · Start 07:30

Kansas City's biggest half runs up and back along the tree-lined boulevard of Ward Parkway past its fountains and grand homes, starting and finishing at the Burns & McDonnell headquarters, with a long gentle downhill to the finish.

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Elevation gain

90 m

Flat · ↓ 90 m

Start altitude

287 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

8°C

Peaks around 16°C

Entry fee

Check site

Open entry

Finishers

2,900

typical year

Course

Out and back

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into MCI (Kansas City), about 39 km from the start

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Course map

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Elevation profile

Flat: about 90 m of climbing and 90 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

8°C

Peak during race

16°C

Humidity

61%

Chance of rain

Wind

15 km/h

10 April in past years

Historical averages for 10 April ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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