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Amelia Earhart Fun Run/Walk
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Amelia Earhart Fun Run/Walk

Atchison, Kansas, United States View on map
Jul 17, 2027 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Come for the run and stay for the fun! This is a great, family friendly race held in conjunction with the Amelia Earhart Festival, which is BACK this year!. Choose from the challenging 8k run/walk that provides some hills to test your training, or the 2k which is mostly flat with one uphill and one downhill, perfect for aspiring runners/walkers! It is chip timed with finishers medals given to help enhance those bragging rights! The race begins and ends at the Atchison Family YMCA. After the run, head on over to the mall area for even more family fun! This is not a closed course race.

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Running

8k

Jul 17, 2027 8K 7:30 AM
$20.00
Open

2k

Jul 17, 2027 2K 7:40 AM
$20.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Atchison, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 21.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 38.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
74.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 17, 2027 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 17, 2027 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 38m

The sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets at 8:46 PM local time (CDT) in Atchison on July 17, 2027 — 14h 38m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Amelia Earhart Fun Run/Walk

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Atchison events

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