Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon or Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon — which comes out ahead?

The available sourced metrics do not create a clear lead; use the table to compare the held route, cost and race-day evidence.

Route comparison snapshot

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon

Mapped route
Not held
Elevation profile
Not held

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon

Mapped route
Not held
Elevation profile
Not held
Head-to-head comparison
MetricUltrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half MarathonUltrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Scenic score100/100100/100
Conditions51/10051/100

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Same-distance comparisons are most meaningful; cross-distance metrics are contextual.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactUltrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half MarathonUltrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-09-26 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-09-26 (legacy event-level date).

LocationOsawatomie, KansasOsawatomie, Kansas
Actual distance21.1 km42.2 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldNot heldNot held
raceindex.org elevation profile heldNot heldNot held
Course typeOut And BackOut And Back
SurfaceFlat crushed gravel, comprising single Track trail, old railroad beds and towpath trail.Flat crushed gravel, comprising single Track trail, old railroad beds and towpath trail.
Elevation characterUnavailablePancake Flat
TerrainTrail, BeachTrail, Beach
SceneryCountryside, Waterfront, Historic, Desert, Riverside, ForestCountryside, Waterfront, Historic, Desert, Riverside, Forest
TechnicalityUnavailableNon Technical
Cutoff6:00:0012:00:00
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-09-26 (legacy event-level date).

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-09-26 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Osawatomie, Kansas
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Osawatomie, Kansas

Actual distance

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
21.1 km
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
42.2 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Not held
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Not held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Not held
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Not held

Course type

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Out And Back
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Out And Back

Surface

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Flat crushed gravel, comprising single Track trail, old railroad beds and towpath trail.
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Flat crushed gravel, comprising single Track trail, old railroad beds and towpath trail.

Elevation character

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Unavailable
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Pancake Flat

Terrain

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Trail, Beach
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Trail, Beach

Scenery

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Countryside, Waterfront, Historic, Desert, Riverside, Forest
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Countryside, Waterfront, Historic, Desert, Riverside, Forest

Technicality

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Unavailable
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Non Technical

Cutoff

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
6:00:00
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
12:00:00

Entry model

Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Half Marathon
Open
Ultrapalooza (Flint Hills Trail) Marathon
Open

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

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