Gobbler Grind Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

Gobbler Grind Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K is a long-established road race in Olathe, in Johnson County, Kansas, on November 22, 2026. All four distances start together at 8:00 a.m.: the marathon (26.2 miles), the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K and the 5K. The marathon is a Boston qualifier and is certified by the 50 State Marathon Club, and the event has long been a gathering point for the running communities on both the Kansas and Missouri sides of the state line.

For runners working through the fifty states, that certification is the draw; for everyone else, the appeal is four distances on one road course. A marathon on this date means a 16-week build begun in the summer, with the long run reaching about twenty miles three weeks out and a genuine taper after that. If that window has already passed, the half marathon on the same morning is the sensible substitute and still leaves room for a strong performance.