This is a small event, yet with lots of choices: marathon, 50k, 50 miles. The course (only 45-min drive from downtown Kansas City) is flat, easy to follow, un-crowded, and away from city traffic. Colorful foliage and cool fall weather make the run/walk very pleasant. The friendly down-to-earth atmosphere coupled with the 10-hour time allotment make this event particularly favorable to first-timers or walkers.

This is a great place to run a training marathon or ultra. Very flat and the weather is usually cooperative. I have run this race the past few years and love the atmosphere. Multiple out-and-back course is great for dropping clothes or refueling along the way.

I had a fun time! Met and talked to many interesting runners and volunteers at the event. The flat course wound through wooded and open park areas littered with the beautiful colored leaves of Fall. The volunteers were a friendly group and the soup afterward was great.