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Battle of the Bean 5K Run/Walk
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Battle of the Bean 5K Run/Walk

Kansas City, Missouri, United States View on map
Jan 17, 2027 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Team Coffee or Team Cocoa? Pick your side and get ready to battle it out at the 13th Annual Battle of the Bean 5K at Red Bridge Shopping Center in South Kansas City!

Warm up with hot coffee and hot chocolate after the race, then celebrate with your finisher medal! 5K participants can also compete for overall and age-group awards. 5K Participant's can add a long sleeve shirt to their registration!

Sign up your kids eight and under for the Jelly Bean Kids Run after the race!  Their entry includes a race t-shirt and finishers medal!

Pick your distance

Running

Battle of the Bean 5K Run/Walk

Jan 17, 2027 5K 8:00 AM
$28.00
Open

Jelly Bean Dash (kids 8 and under)

Fun Run for kids ages 8 and under. Distance is 50-200 yards based on age.

Jan 17, 2027 Jelly Bean Dash (kids 8 and under) 9:00 AM
$12.00
Open

Battle of the Bean 5K Virtual Race

Virtual participants do not go to packet pickup or the race. Their race swag will be mailed to them on the day before the race.

Jan 17, 2027 5K 9:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kansas City, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -5.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 3.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -11.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -0.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 17, 2027 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 17, 2027 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 46m

The sun rises at 7:34 AM and sets at 5:21 PM local time (CST) in Kansas City on January 17, 2027 — 9h 46m of daylight.

Course

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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, 109 Kansas City events

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