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Rock the Parkway 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Rock the Parkway 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
80/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
20 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Rock the Parkway 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Terrain
Road
Scenery
Parkland, City, Historic, Coastal

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Rock the Parkway 5K route map?

Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.

Official course links

What should runners know on race day for the Rock the Parkway 5K?

Convenient bag drop at Burns & McDonnell World Headquarters. Course is closed to traffic and well marked with traffic cones, turn arrows, pavement markings and large mile markers. Live music along the course. Personalized race bibs, free searchable and downloadable high-quality race photos, optional text-message results notification on finishing, and a wave start for the half marathon.

Race character

Scenery

  • Parkland
  • City
  • Historic
  • Coastal

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Charity
  • Scenic Tour

Terrain

  • Road

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.

Race day logistics

Bag drop
Convenient bag drop at Burns & McDonnell World Headquarters.
Closed roads
Course is closed to traffic and well marked with traffic cones, turn arrows, pavement markings and large mile markers.
Expo / packet pickup
Expo and packet pickup Friday April 10, 11am-7pm at the Aspiria Campus (6050 Sprint Parkway), Overland Park; additional race-morning pickup from 6:30am at the corner of Summit Street and Ward Parkway.
Medal
High-quality half marathon and 5K finisher medals, described as one of the largest, coolest half marathon finisher medals you'll find.
Finisher tee
Tech shirts for participants.
On-course music
Live music along the course.

Course facts

Notable features
  • Personalized race bibs, free searchable and downloadable high-quality race photos, optional text-message results notification on finishing, and a wave start for the half marathon

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 12°CTypical temperature
  • 23 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 80Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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