2025 - Race for the Future 5K Run/Walk
2025 distances
Running
5K Run/Walk Participant
5K Course at Lee's Summit West Activity Complex. Prizes will be given for the top male and female overall and top male and female by age group.
LSR7 STUDENT 5K Run/Walk Participant
Special Pricing for LSR7 Students-Only. If you are not a student of LSR7, please select the 5k Run/Walk Participant Option **Please note that the youth shirts run small. You might want to size up.**
Dream Partner / Virtual 5K Participant
Do you wish you could participate, but you already have plans on Race Day? Register to be a “Dream Partner / Virtual Participant” and you will receive an exclusive Race t-shirt showing your support for students! You'll receive a link to record your steps if you choose. **Please note that the youth shirts run small. You might want to size up.**
Kids Dash Fun Run (includes t-shirt)
THIS OPTION INCLUDES A T-SHIRT. Kids Dash for children up to 6th grade begins on the track at the conclusion of the 5K Run/Walk (typically between 8:30 and 9 a.m.). Children will run in groups with like-age kids. The oldest children will run approximately 200 meters (half lap). The youngest children will run approximately 50 meters. **Please note that the youth shirts run small. You might want to size up.**
Kids Dash Fun Run (does not include a t-shirt)
This option does NOT include a t-shirt, or the t-shirt deadline has passed. Kids Dash for children up to 6th grade begins on the track at the conclusion of the 5K Run/Walk (typically between 8:45 and 9 a.m.). Children will run in groups with like-age kids. The oldest children will run approximately 200 meters (half lap). The youngest children will run approximately 50 meters. All participants will receive a participation ribbon.
Race-day weather
Conditions on October 11, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:23 AM and sets at 6:44 PM local time (CDT) in Lee's Summit on October 11, 2025 — 11h 21m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Race for the Future 5K Run/Walk
618 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk Participant
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brennan Benkert | 16:48 | 5:25 /mi |
| 2 | Kevin McCormick | 19:09 | 6:11 /mi |
| 3 | Mariano Hicks | 19:36 | 6:19 /mi |
| 4 | Thomas Williams | 19:39 | 6:20 /mi |
| 5 | Sutton VanHoutan | 20:00 | 6:27 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Lee's Summit
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Lee's Summit 5K Races 7 races
- Lee's Summit Running Calendar 2026 11 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, 11 Lee's Summit events
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