The Plaza 10K is part of the Heartland 30K Series. This fun series will challenge you to complete (3) 10K races - Plaza 10K, Boulevard 10K and Hustle Run 10K. Registration for the Heartland 30K is open, and if you want to compete in this series you must sign up for all three at one time through the Heartland 30K site.
About the Plaza 10K
The flat and fast course runs along the banks of Brush Creek and goes through the heart of the Country Club Plaza! The Plaza 10K benefits Saint Luke's Homecare & Hospice. Enjoy music, great food, a high-quality technical shirt and a great finisher's medal after you set a new PR at the Plaza 10K! Participants in the Plaza 10K will enjoy a variety of great food and beverage options provided by Kansas City area restaurants, together with music, in the post event area just north of Brush Creek at Central Street and Ward Parkway.
Registration
Register online by clicking here.
Plaza 10K Run/Walk and Virtual Plaza 10K Run/Walk
Limited to 3500 Participants
$52 Feb 22 – March 10
$55 March 13 – May 27
$60 May 28 - July 14
$65 July 17 - September 5
$70 September 6 - Packet Pickup
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION
Registration fees are non-refundable.
Race Day Schedule
The Plaza 10K starts at 7:30 am. Food and beverages will be available in the post-race area beginning at 8 am.
Course map
The Plaza 10K course is a flat and fast USATF certified course that runs along the banks of Brush Creek and through the heart of the Country Club Plaza. The race starts at Ward Parkway & Central Street on the Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO.
The race will be chip timed using the IPICO electronic timing chip that is to be attached to the participant's shoe laces. Plaza 10K participants will be able to take advantage of two aid stations along the course, at approximately the 2 mile mark and the 4 mile mark, each station offering water and Gatorade. The course will be well marked with mile markers and turn signs. View the course map below.
Awards
All 10K finishers will receive a custom Plaza 10K finisher's medal and age group awards will also be awarded in the 10K to the top overall male and female, the top masters male and female, and the top three male and female finishers (six total) in each of the following age categories:
14 & under 35-39 60 - 64
15-19 40-44 65 - 69
20-24 45-49 70 - 74
25-29 50-54 75 - 79
30-34 55-59 80+
Packet pick up
FRIDAY (9/8)
At The Running Well Store in Mission, KS from 12-6pm
SATURDAY (9/9)
At The Running Well Store Barry Road location in Kansas City North from 10-4pm.
Please Note: There will be no race-day packet pick up.
Travel
The Plaza 10K is within walking distance of a number of hotels in and around the Country Club Plaza area, Kansas City's most visited shopping and entertainment area. Make a weekend of it and add a night on the Plaza to your event! For more information on the County Club Plaza, go to www.countryclubplaza.com.
Participants and their guests also have their choice of the following hotels within ½ mile of the race start:
