2024 - City of Roses Half Marathon & 5K
2024 distances
Running
Half Marathon
Join the fun by running Missouri’s premium, long-standing City of Roses Half Marathon. This course takes you along a paved trail through residential Cape Girardeau and out into the beautiful county. The course is well supported with volunteers to keep you safe as you wind around, up and down paved roads, past horse farms, tree-filled woods and beautiful homes. You will loop back to the Osage Center to find a cheering crowd and lots of good food, water, Gatorade and locally brewed beer. There will be food trucks available in case you want to enjoy some brunch/lunch. This race is in its 44th year, and we couldn’t be happier to boast that we even ran the year of “C”. Water stops are available every 2 miles in the beginning, then every mile from mile 8 on. The Water Stops are manned by some really happy people, ready to encourage you on your journey. We offer an early start for those who feel they may take longer than 3 hours to complete the course. PRIZES! Overall Male & Female - $300 Overall Masters Male & Female - $200
5K
Shirt Order Deadline is Sept. 14, 2024
Half Marathon-Non-Competitive Start
All the fun, but start early! Runners/walkers that don't feel they can complete the Half Marathon in 3 hours should sign up for the 6:30 start. All of the bling, just an early start. Runners in this group aren not eligible for awards. Join the fun by running Missouri’s premium, long-standing City of Roses Half Marathon. This course takes you along a paved trail through residential Cape Girardeau and out into the beautiful county. The course is well supported with volunteers to keep you safe as you wind around, up and down paved roads, past horse farms, tree-filled woods and beautiful homes. You will loop back to the Osage Center to find a cheering crowd and lots of good food, water, Gatorade and locally brewed beer. This race is in its 44th year, and we couldn’t be happier to boast that we even ran the year of “C”. Water stops are available every 2 miles in the beginning, then every mile from mile 8 on. The Water Stops are manned by some really happy people, ready to encourage you on your journey.
Race-day weather
Conditions on September 29, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 6:43 PM local time (CDT) in Cape Girardeau on September 29, 2024 — 11h 51m of daylight.
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- Cape Girardeau 5K Races 6 races
- Cape Girardeau Half Marathons 2 races
- Cape Girardeau Running Calendar 2026 9 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 9 Cape Girardeau events
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