Kansas City, MO · October
Kansas City Marathon Training Plan
A free 5k, 10k, half marathon, and marathon plan for the Garmin Kansas City Marathon, built around the course and your current fitness. Answer four questions and you will see every week of it. No account, no email, no card.
- Distances
- 5K, 10K, Half marathon, Marathon
- Course
- Hilly
- Usually held
- Each October
The Kansas City Marathon course
Run out of downtown past Union Station and the Nelson-Atkins Museum, along the tree-lined boulevards and through the neighbourhoods south of the city. Kansas City is considerably hillier than its reputation suggests and this course finds the hills honestly: the profile is a series of medium climbs with very little sustained flat between them. Note that it is a Saturday race.
Weather on race day
Mid-October in Kansas City is usually cool and dry, with starts in the 40s and finishes in the 60s. It is reliable autumn racing weather more often than not.
What to train for
Strength endurance on rolling terrain. The specific demand is arriving at each climb without having overspent on the last one, so run long efforts on hilly routes and keep the pace honest on the descents rather than hammering them.
Registration and official details: Kansas City Marathon official site
Kansas City Marathon training questions
How long should I train for the Kansas City Marathon?
Most runners give a half marathon twelve to sixteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the Kansas City Marathon course hilly?
Hilly. Run out of downtown past Union Station and the Nelson-Atkins Museum, along the tree-lined boulevards and through the neighbourhoods south of the city. Kansas City is considerably hillier than its reputation suggests and this course finds the hills honestly: the profile is a series of medium climbs with very little sustained flat between them. Note that it is a Saturday race.
What is the weather usually like at the Kansas City Marathon?
Mid-October in Kansas City is usually cool and dry, with starts in the 40s and finishes in the 60s. It is reliable autumn racing weather more often than not.
Do I need an account to get a Kansas City Marathon training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.
Other races
- Rock 'n' Roll Nashville training plan · Nashville, TN
- Flying Monkey Marathon training plan · Nashville, TN
- Tom King Classic training plan · Nashville, TN
- Franklin Classic training plan · Franklin, TN
- The Middle Half training plan · Murfreesboro, TN
- Hot Chocolate Nashville training plan · Nashville, TN