Garmin KC Marathon Races (October 21, 2023)

[DanT]

Anyone planning to run one of the four Garmin KC Marathon races (5k, 10k, half-marathon, full marathon) this upcoming Saturday? I'm going to be trying the full, which I also ran last year and enjoyed. There were several Bills fans running last year, in town for the Bills-Chiefs game the following day. Might see some Charger fans there this year.

https://www.sportkc.org/marathon

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by DanT

Great weather in KC for the marathon this morning and I finished about 5 minutes faster than last year. I was hoping to beat 5:20 and I ended up beating 5:10.

I hope everyone that ran an event today had fun, especially if it was part of the Garmin KC Marathon set of races!

Really was great weather. How bad do your legs hurt trying to get up stairs? I can't even imagine.

[DanT]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Really was great weather. How bad do your legs hurt trying to get up stairs? I can't even imagine.

They’re pretty cranky, but they will feel better in a day or so. Running down the last hill, on 51st Street to Brookside, was a little rough!😂

Did you have a fun race?

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by DanT

They’re pretty cranky, but they will feel better in a day or so. Running down the last hill, on 51st Street to Brookside, was a little rough!��

Did you have a fun race?

I liked it. I just like competing. It was my first 5k but the race distance was indeed off and longer. The map said 3.25 miles so I expected it. When I got done my Garmin watch had 3.23 miles. I started my watch right as I crossed the starting line...which in itself took forever to get to since we were packed in there like cattle so my first mile was really slow. I ran it in 27:37 but it would have been faster if it was a true 5 kilometers.

That thing is quite an event. I probably bit off more than I can chew. I'm not a very good runner but there were professional looking people everywhere. Tents everywhere. Vendors. It was quite the deal. Next year I plan to either get there early or watch the end of the marathon finish to really soak it in.

[DanT]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I liked it. I just like competing. It was my first 5k but the race distance was indeed off and longer. The map said 3.25 miles so I expected it. When I got done my Garmin watch had 3.23 miles. I started my watch right as I crossed the starting line...which in itself took forever to get to since we were packed in there like cattle so my first mile was really slow. I ran it in 27:37 but it would have been faster if it was a true 5 kilometers.

That thing is quite an event. I probably bit off more than I can chew. I'm not a very good runner but there were professional looking people everywhere. Tents everywhere. Vendors. It was quite the deal. Next year I plan to either get there early or watch the end of the marathon finish to really soak it in.

You did great! Congratulations!
Keep us posted on your next event!

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I liked it. I just like competing. It was my first 5k but the race distance was indeed off and longer. The map said 3.25 miles so I expected it. When I got done my Garmin watch had 3.23 miles. I started my watch right as I crossed the starting line...which in itself took forever to get to since we were packed in there like cattle so my first mile was really slow. I ran it in 27:37 but it would have been faster if it was a true 5 kilometers.

That thing is quite an event. I probably bit off more than I can chew. I'm not a very good runner but there were professional looking people everywhere. Tents everywhere. Vendors. It was quite the deal. Next year I plan to either get there early or watch the end of the marathon finish to really soak it in.

Very cool but remember for future reference almost no race is exact distance and GPS watches aren’t perfectly accurate either.

Most races just want to make sure they aren’t short because it disqualifies any times for records and believe it or not state records for age and gender happen at events all the time. So if anything they go a bit long rather than risk being short.
Plus it’s just hard to make a course that hits exact distances anyway.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Very cool but remember for future reference almost no race is exact distance and GPS watches aren’t perfectly accurate either.

Most races just want to make sure they aren’t short because it disqualifies any times for records and believe it or not state records for age and gender happen at events all the time. So if anything they go a bit long rather than risk being short.
Plus it’s just hard to make a course that hits exact distances anyway.

If you have a separate starting line and finishing line it should be easy to get it CLOSE and they wouldnt even be that far apart. My watch is never off by more than .01 in a 3.1 mile area. Ive tested it from my to mile post as well compared to a different device for most accuracy. I would think you could get it within .02 miles either way.