Race Across Kansas

Race Across Kansas is run from Galena, Kansas, on Saturday, November 28, 2026, with a half marathon (13.1 miles) starting at 9:00 a.m. The route follows historic Route 66 and takes runners from the Missouri-Kansas border to the Kansas-Oklahoma border, crossing the state's short stretch of the old highway. Registered runners receive a t-shirt, trophies go to the top three in each age group, and a virtual option is available.

A point-to-point half marathon on highway pavement asks for road shoes and steady pacing rather than surges. It is a reasonable target for a first half if you have been running four days a week for a couple of months; build toward it with a 12-week block whose weekly long run reaches 10 or 11 miles. Runners chasing a time will appreciate the straightforward road surface, and the virtual entry covers anyone who cannot make it to southeast Kansas that morning.