GAP factor 0.8% slower than flat · net elevation 2 m
Decision summary
Lower than 40% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City) 5K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City) 5K route has 45 m of ascent, 43 m of descent and an estimated 0.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City) 5K route starts at Loose Park, 5200 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64112 and finishes at Loose Park, Kansas City, MO (start and finish are both in the park). Underfoot, expect road. It passes Loose Park, historic neighborhoods surrounding Loose Park and Country Club District. Packet pickup is offered the Saturday before (KC Running Company, Martin City) and the Sunday before (Fleet Feet, Overland Park), plus race-morning pickup 7:00-8:00am at Loose Park.
Held on Memorial Day morning with a community, family-friendly atmosphere that also includes a 1.5-mile Walk for Thought and a Fun4Kids event. Packet pickup is offered the Saturday before (KC Running Company, Martin City) and the Sunday before (Fleet Feet, Overland Park), plus race-morning pickup 7:00-8:00am at Loose Park.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.8% slower than a flat course, with about 45 m of total ascent.