Rock The Parkway - Kansas City, Missouri - Running

The Rock The Parkway is a Running race in Kansas City, Missouri consisting of a Half Marathon.

Rock the Parkway is one of the largest and most popular half marathons in the Midwest! Do you feel the need for speed? Our fairly flat, residential course along historic Ward Parkway is fast and friendly, not to mention beautiful in the springtime, and a long downhill to the finish line will help you finish strong. Live music, great finishers medals for both the half marathon and, for the first time, the 5K, high quality race shirts and lots of post race food and beverages make this one of Kansas Cityas favorite events!

The tree-lined residential Rock the Parkway course features tree lined boulevards, urban parks, distinctive architecture and fountains and has been voted a favorite among area runners. The course is a fairly flat, undulating terrain with a 1.5 mile downhill to the finish. There will be water/Gatorade stations every 1.5 to 2 miles along the course with Gu or similar products at one or two of the later water stations.

Rock the Parkway has been known for its distinctive, high quality half marathon finishers medal and the tenth anniversary edition promises to be better than ever! 5K finishers will also be receiving custom finishers medals for the first time in 2019 as part of the celebration! All participants will compete for age group and overall awards that will be awarded in more than a dozen age group categories. Results and awards will be available in the post race plaza after the race and will not be mailed out. You can also opt in to receive your results right after you finish by text message when you sign up!

We are excited to once again partner with Childrenas Mercy, the regionas top childrenas hospital, as our charity partner for the event