Cliff Hanger Run
Kansas City, MO
- 8K, 5K, 1 Miler, Kids Run
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The Cliff Hanger Run in the Historic Northeast is a Kansas City classic! Run on Cliff Drive, a Missouri state scenic byway, while enjoying the crisp fall air, and beautiful foliage. All runners and 1 mile walkers will receive a Cliff Hanger Shirt, Finisher medal, custom bib, free photos and … MORE
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Great hilltop race with Christmas view
After a very fast first two miles this course meanders through a very large Christmas light display in the process of being erected. The waterfall later in the course was … MORE
After a very fast first two miles this course meanders through a very large Christmas light display in the process of being erected. The waterfall later in the course was dried up or possibly frozen, but the views looking out into the city from the forest was quite beautiful. The finish by some beautiful houses and a smaller museum was a strong finish. The weather had snapped cold a little bit, and it was nice having coffee available at the starting line (actually quite good coffee). It was somewhat disappointing that I had to find the box of medals at the end and grab one myself, and while I am a back of the packer, there were still quite a few people behind me as well. I was under the weather and O2Sat was sucking that day, but I feel like it could have been a PR course but for one other race I’d done earlier and had PR’ed there when I wasn’t sick. I’ll be doing this again next year and hopefully will be feeling better to test that theory out.
Beautiful Run
This is organized by KC Running Club which is awesome. It’s in a beautiful part of town, which honestly I hadn’t explored much. The timing of this race is perfect … MORE
This is organized by KC Running Club which is awesome. It’s in a beautiful part of town, which honestly I hadn’t explored much. The timing of this race is perfect with the leaves changing color. The course is hilly, as you’d expect, but manageable. Parking was a bit of a challenge… so get there early. Great cheering sections throughout the course. Nice swag…especially the long sleeve tee which was perfect for the chillier weather. I’ll definitely run this one again.