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Garmin Kansas City Marathon

Kansas City, Missouri, United States View on map
Oct 17, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Don't miss your chance to participate in Kansas City's largest and most exciting annual race event that takes runners on a tour through the coolest neighborhoods and past the most beautiful landmarks - including the World War I Museum & Memorial, the Country Club Plaza, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Waldo, Westport, 18th & Vine and more!

The Garmin Kansas City Marathon has been recognized by RaceRaves, the leading online race finder and community review site for runners, as the “Best Marathon in Missouri.” Finally, it was rated one of the top 20 Marathons on BibRave.com thus qualifying for “The BibRave 100: a Definitive List of the Best Races in America.”

In order to protect our participants and ensure a safe event, each individual participating in this event must be officially registered under their own name with accurate personal information. Failure to do so will void the registration and prohibit participation. Registration fees are non-refundable in all cases regardless of inability to participate or event cancellation. The race director reserves the right to cancel the event because of weather, natural disaster, or other unforeseen circumstances which pose a significant danger to the participants.

Pick your distance

Running

Marathon

Ages16 and up

Oct 17, 2026 Marathon 7:00 AM
$155.00
Open

Half Marathon

Ages 14 and up

Oct 17, 2026 Half-Marathon 7:00 AM
$135.00
Open

10K

Oct 17, 2026 10K 7:30 AM
$75.00
Open

5K

Oct 17, 2026 5K 7:45 AM
$60.00
Open

Virtual Marathon

Oct 17, 2026 Marathon 7:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Virtual Half Marathon

Oct 17, 2026 Half-Marathon 7:00 AM
$60.00
Open

Virtual 10K

Oct 17, 2026 10K 7:00 AM
$55.00
Open

Virtual 5K

Oct 17, 2026 5K 7:00 AM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 22 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) 12.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
64.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 17, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 17, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 06m

The sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 6:36 PM local time (CDT) in Kansas City on October 17, 2026 — 11h 06m of daylight.

Course

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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, 110 Kansas City events

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