Registration: available online, in the range of . Included with your registration was a back pack, personalized bib, timing chip & some Chipotle coupon for KC area.

Expo / Packet Pickup: Large expo at the Crown center in downtown. Parking available on site, bring your ticket inside for validation, FREE parking. Bib numbers posted for packet pick up, which was located in the back of room. Room full of vendors. Expo started Thursday, and ran through Friday. No Saturday pick up. A friend could grab your packet if you had their ID. My ID was never checked.

Pre-race: Parking available near by in garages & open surface lots, all for FREE. Garages had restroom facilities, as well as port-o-potties near the start. There was a tent with some coffee & tea. The nearby Panera was open as well.
*This year the weather was a factor, a storm was passing through, starting about an hour before scheduled start time. It was a down pour and lightning show. However announcements were being broadcast over a loud speaker and the race was scheduled to start on time at 7am. Went to the starting corral as told, only then to be told to take shelter, race is delayed. Went back to parking garage, and a race official came through to tell us announcements as couldn't hear broadcast announcements. At 7:30, didn't hear an official tell us the race was starting, but the herd of people made it back to the starting corrals.
There were lots of corrals, I believe A-G. The 10k also started with the half. The National Anthem was sung live. Then it was time to run.

Race /Course: The race started through downtown KC, then turned south and looped us back north and back to the start. It was all on paved surfaces, cement & asphalt. The parts that were either painted or repaired were slippery as the rain kept falling. There were many rolling, long climbing hills, with the steepest hill near the end. Pacers were on the course by time, very friendly & encouraging. There were a lot of runners, but course was always wide enough it didn't feel crowded. Each mile was marked. Lots of hydration stations with water & Gatorade, each liquid had a different paper cup & volunteers shouted which liquid they had. There were spectators, the rain could have kept many home. Each corner had a volunteer or law enforcement official. The finish had a clock and arch.

Post Race: A volunteer handed participants a giant finishers medal. (if you participated in the 5k the night before, you received another medal for the re-run) There were dry towels, peanut butter crackers, bottles of water, chocolate milk, bananas, fruit strips, & granola bars. The chute was protected on each side with metal gates. Merchandise was available for sale in nearby shopping center. There were tags on the bottom of the bib for a free pancake breakfast with sausage & Tang, and a tag for a free Michelob Ultra. Free post race massage for runners too. The rain put a damper on a lot of post race fun.

Overall: Run this race! Despite the weather the organization had everything in order for a great race, the hills were a challenge.