Presented by The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City (BIAKS-GKC), Going the Distance 5K & 10K takes place on Memorial Day weekend. Formerly the Amy Thompson Run for Brain Injury, it is one of the oldest runs in the Kansas City area and attracts close to 1,000 …
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Presented by The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City (BIAKS-GKC), Going the Distance 5K & 10K takes place on Memorial Day weekend. Formerly the Amy Thompson Run for Brain Injury, it is one of the oldest runs in the Kansas City area and attracts close to 1,000 runners and spectators of all ages each year.
It celebrates their courage and their families’ determination to move forward after a brain injury. Every 18.5 seconds a brain injury occurs in this country. It is the number one cause of death and disability in children and young adults. Over 21,000 individuals in Kansas and the Greater KC area were affected by a brain injury last year. Proceeds from the run help BIAKS-GKC provide vital programming, including referral services, prevention programming, support and education for survivors, loved ones and brain injury professionals.
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Good intro to summer hills
I've been spoiled with flat or cool for the most part. This was neither. Good course. Two laps, which I normally hate, but since it feels like so much of … MORE
I’ve been spoiled with flat or cool for the most part. This was neither. Good course. Two laps, which I normally hate, but since it feels like so much of it is uphill the familiarity makes it easier the second time around. Fortunately, there is a truly copious amount of shade on this course.
Volunteers were motivated and eager to assist with water and cheers, and bonus points to any race that brings coffee. I don’t care how hot it is. That said, sometimes some decaf would be nice for us heart patients, too. The shirt was a decent tech shirt that I’m looking forward to using this weekend, but honestly I felt like the medal was a little lacking. It was tailored to this race, but it reminds me of the 5k medals from 5 years ago. While this didn’t affect me, apparently there was supposed to be a kids race that they kind of forgot about until an hour or so after the supposed start time, and I think that is one of those kinks that should be worked out for a race as old as this one. It wasn’t an expensive race though, and it’s a nice way to break into the swing of things in bad weather before the real brutal races stack up on you. I’ll be back next year if nothing else gets in the way. Real good scenery of the parks and local neighborhood.