KC Pet Project 5K
Kansas City, MO
- 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Join KC Pet Project this June to compete in the KC Pet Project 5K! The race will take place in historic Swope Park. All registrants will receive a race bib and commemorative race medal. Registrants will also have the opportunity to add on a commemorative t-shirt in their registration for … MORE
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Always a great race...w/ puppy pit stops
Any race where you can periodically stop and pet a puppy in need of adoption is a great race. And they're all puppies on the inside even with grey on … MORE
Any race where you can periodically stop and pet a puppy in need of adoption is a great race. And they’re all puppies on the inside even with grey on their muzzles. Subsequently, I never PR here, but with the last half mile being a steady downhill on this L-shaped double out and back (out and back on each leg, not two laps). I’ve done this race in the rain and muggy heat, this year was a nice middle ground. The tshirt is a nice high weight soft shirt with a classic logo of the race which is reinterpreted every year, and the medal is nice and heavy and well designed. I avoid 5ks unless it’s for a cause I really believe in, but I’ll gladly do this race every year. The swag really is on par with a longer race and they do a great job of having wonderful high energy volunteers year after year. Do note, this race has sold out every year, so book early if you can. It’ll be well worth it, and I’ll see you out there next year.
Great steady hill
In the shadow of the zoo, this course is a short out and back followed by a longer gradual uphill curved trek (to roughly the start of the Zoo 4M) … MORE
In the shadow of the zoo, this course is a short out and back followed by a longer gradual uphill curved trek (to roughly the start of the Zoo 4M) and back. The course has great visibility of the finish line and the other participants on the way down the hill, so you really feel like you’ve got a bird’s eye view of things, and it’s actually a kind of strange sensation. So often we only see up to the next turn or next hill, and here you’re seeing all the action at once as you pass or get passed on the final great out-and-back. Oh and there are puppies waiting for you at the finish line. I don’t care how old they are they’re still puppies on the inside. Great race and great cause, my only gripe is they’ve moved it to the same day as the St. Jo race, and I liked being able to support both worthy causes in person. I do wish they’d coordinate amongst their two teams better. I’ve already signed up for 2024 and I hope to see you out there. Say hi as you pass me.