Rock The Parkway Half Marathon and 5k

United States flag Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Rock The Parkway Half Marathon and 5k runsignup.com
Date 10 Apr, 2027
Races 3 distances
Entry fee $34.00 – $210.00
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Rock The Parkway Half Marathon and 5k

About the event

Rock the Parkway is back and 2027 is bringing a whole new look! ⚡️

Get ready to ROCK THE PARKWAY in 2027! Kansas City’s biggest half marathon is getting a fresh new look while keeping everything you love about this iconic race.

Take on the Half Marathon or 5K as you race along the legendary Ward Parkway, with both courses starting and finishing in front of the world headquarters of our host, Burns & McDonnell.

The Half Marathon kicks things off first, followed by the 5K, giving each race its own moment to rock the Parkway.

Races offered

10Apr

Half Marathon

Running

Distance
21.1K
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$70.00
10Apr

Rock the Parkway Half Marathon & Running Shoe Package

Running

Distance
21.1K
Start time
07:30
Entry fee
$210.00
10Apr

5K

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
07:45
Entry fee
$34.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for April in Kansas City.

Temperature8.8° / 19.7°
Feels like4.9° / 16.2°
Sunshine hours9h 45m
Rainfall3.7 mm
Snowfall—
Wind14.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity60.1%
Max UV indexModerate (5.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise06:39
Sunset19:55

About Kansas City

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Kansas City is a major Midwestern metropolitan area that spreads across the border of Missouri and Kansas. It is a city that tends to hide itself from tourists. Reputed to have more boulevards than Paris and more fountains than any other city in the world except for Rome, it can be a beautiful city, too. It is unique in that it is split down the middle by the state line of Kansas and Missouri.

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