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Great Santa Run 5K & Santa's Little Elves Fun Run
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Great Santa Run 5K & Santa's Little Elves Fun Run

Leawood, Kansas, United States View on map
Dec 20, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

The 16th annual Great Santa Run 5K is a great way to celebrate the holiday season while supporting Operation Breakthrough, one of Kansas City's favorite charities. We are excited to hold the race at Park Place in Leawood!  All participants will receive a jolly finishers medal! Virtual participants and participants in the kids run receive a finishers medal and race shirt!  Please visit www.kcsantarun.com for further race details.

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Running

5K

Dec 20, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$26.00
Open

Little Elves Fun Run

Dec 20, 2026 Little Elves Fun Run 9:00 AM
$12.00
Open

Virtual participant

Signing up as a virtual participant means you can run the 5K whenever and wherever works for you! Virtual participants do not go to packet pickup and do not attend the actual event. Your packet including a bib, event shirt and finisher's medal will be mailed to you by the Monday following the actual event.

Dec 20, 2026 Virtual participant 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 Leawood, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -0.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 8.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -5.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 6.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 20, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 20, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 26m

The sun rises at 7:33 AM and sets at 4:59 PM local time (CST) in Leawood on December 20, 2026 — 9h 26m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Great Santa Run 5K & Santa's Little Elves Fun Run

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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, 9 Leawood events

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