Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon

Marathon Relay Challenge

A 5 person relay will be held concurrently with the Kansas City Marathon. Create your relay team today! Prizes will be awarded for the best team name and best team costume! Check out the past relay winners.

Guidelines for Relay Competition

Each relay team consists of five (5) members, but it is not a requirement. There are six categories for competing as a team:

Male – all 5 male members
Female – all 5 female members
Coed - at least 2 male and 2 female

Corporate Division Presented by the Downtown Council

Corporate Male – all 5 male members
Corporate Female – all 5 female members
Corporate Coed - at least 2 male and 2 female

How to Register a Relay Team

New this year - the Team Captain pays for the entire team.
Once your team has been created a comp code will be emailed to the team captain. This code will have 4 uses and allow the other team members to register online free of charge.

Team members must designate a Team Captain.
The Captain will first register him/herself online.
The Captain will then Create a Team online by registering the Team Name and recording the assigned Team Number.
The Captain also establishes a Username and Password for access to the Team's fundraising web page (created automatically with registration).
The Team Captain will receive an email from the Kansas City Sports Commission with a comp code. This code has 4 uses and will allow the other team members to register free of charge. These emails are sent out Monday & Friday.
Team Captains: If you need your comp code immediately please email register@kcmarathon.org with your team name and number.

Registration Dates & Entry Fees

$160 per team through April 1

$180 per team through July 15

$200 per team through October 3

$220 per team late registration through October 16

Relay Leg Distances and Transition Areas

#1 – 3.3 miles – Kessler & Memorial Drive West (entrance to Liberty Memorial)

#2 – 5.8 miles – Ward Parkway & JC Nichols Parkway

#3 – 4.0 miles – half marathon point Westover Rd. & Summit St.

#4– 6.9 miles – Mile 20 Volker Blvd. just east of Oak St.

#5– 6.2 miles - Finish

Transportation

Due to the growth of the relay teams from past years there is no need to arrange for, schedule or reserve transportation on the buses.

Due to the close proximity of the start/finish area to the first exchange point 2nd leg runners will WALK south on Main and then West on Memorial Drive West to the entrance of the Liberty Memorial, which is the location of the 1st exchange point.

Transportation will NOT be available to the first exchange point. Transportation will be provided from the start/finish area to an exchange area (with the exception of the first point) and back to the start/finish area.
It will NOT be available from one exchange point to the next.

Buses will be parked on Main Street west of the Westin Crown Center Hotel. They will be marked for each of the 2, 3 and 4 exchange areas. Buses will leave the start area at 6:50 a.m.

Bus 2 will take those running the third leg to the 2nd exchange point and then later return the second leg runners back to start/finish area. Bus 3 will take those running the fourth leg to the 3rd exchange point and then later return the third leg runners back to the start/finish area.

Bus 4 will take those running the fifth leg to the 3rd exchange point and then later return the fourth leg runners back to the start/finish area.

Buses will stay at the transition area and return when full. Buses will make multiple trips.

The relay shuttles are optional but we recommend all relay teams utilize the shuttle system due to traffic issues on race day. Click here for more additional relay details.

Finish Line Procedures

Relay members who are not running the final leg and crossing the finish line will be instructed to enter the food line from the EXIT. In other words, go around the finish line to the end of the chute and a volunteer will let you in from the back side. Show your blue relay member bib number and you will be given a bag for food by the volunteer. DO NOT cross the finish line and enter the chute from the course side. Thanks for your cooperation!

If you have questions, please contact the relay coordinator, by emailing teams@kcmarathon.org