Route 66 Anniversary Challenge
About this race
Take on the Route 66 100th Aaniversary Challenge and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of America’s Main Street while you reach your goal of staying active this Fall!
Challenge participants will seek to complete 250 miles of intentional running and walking between the start of the Challenge on August 18 and the completion date on Thanksgiving!
Registration for the Challenge is just $12. Participants who complete their Challenge will receive a custom Route 66 100th Anniversary Challenge medal and can also choose to add a custom challenge shirt to their Challenge registration for just $12!
There will be an opportunity to pick up your challenge medal at the end of the Challenge or it can be mailed to you at your expense.
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Route 66 100th Anniversary Challenge
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Leawood, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 8:09 PM local time (CDT) in Leawood on August 18, 2026 — 13h 34m of daylight.
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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, 11 Leawood events
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