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KC Running Company's Rockin' New Year's Day Run
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KC Running Company's Rockin' New Year's Day Run

Kansas City, Missouri, United States View on map
Jan 01, 2027 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Kick off the New Year with KC Running Company’s Rockin’ New Year’s Day Run! This exciting and festive 5K starts and finishes in Martin City, delivering a lively morning filled with loud music, celebration, and fun. The fast out-and-back route winds through historic Martin City, and every runner will take home a large finisher’s medal. Participants will also compete for age group and overall awards. 

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Running

5K (Medal Only)

This registration includes a finishers medal but no shirt.

Jan 01, 2027 5K 9:00 AM
$26.00
Open

5k (Shirt and Medal)

This registration includes a long sleeve event shirt and a finishers medal.

Jan 01, 2027 5K 9:00 AM
$34.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 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) -2.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 5.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -7.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 3.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
79.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 1, 2027 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 1, 2027 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 28m

The sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 5:06 PM local time (CST) in Kansas City on January 1, 2027 — 9h 28m 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, 112 Kansas City events

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