The 2015 Monster Dash 5k -- Saturday, October 24th at 7:00pm The Lil' Monsters Fun Run (kids' run) starts at 6:30pm. The Costume Contest starts at 6:45pm. The event's official site can be found HERE. The Monster Dash 5k is popular with KC Running Company frequent fliers, not only for the costumes and Halloween theme, but the route is pretty cool, too! The basics remain the same: a start and finish at River Market in Downtown KC and a descent in to and out of Riverfront Park (which, actually, can get a bit spooky with how dark it gets -- oooooooooooohhhhh!!). This one is a night run, and starts just after dark -- so keep that in mind when running the route. Packet Pick-Up Location This year's packet pick-up is at BOTH KC Running Company's retail stores in Leawood, Kansas (4760 W. 135th Street -- across from Prairie Fire) and in Lee's Summit, Missouri (1555 NE Douglas Street - near St. Luke's East). Packet pick-up takes place between 2:00pm noon and 6pm on Friday, October 23rd. The pick-up becomes especially busy at the start and end of packet pick-up, and that is doubly-so considering each the start and end of pick-up is during the lunch-hour and rush-hours, respectively. Additionally, during normal 9-to-5 business hours, the surrounding business in the business parks are open, leaving parking few and far between. Something to keep in mind. YOU CAN ALSO PICK UP YOUR PACKETS ON RACE DAY, near the start/finish line, from 5:30-6:45pm. The Leawood KC Running Company Store is mapped here... ...and the Lee's Summit location is mapped here... Event Parking The race starts and finishes at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and 3rd Street in the River Market district of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. In the past, with an early-enough arrival, I have been able to park right on Grand just south of 3rd Street, only a hundred feet or so from the start line (however, that was when the start line was on 3rd street rather than Grand). Here's a mapping of where there's a few small lots available. If that doesn't work out for you, there should be plenty of parking just south of City Market along both 5th and 6th Streets. KC Running Company put this recommendation in their Athlete Guide in 2014 -- should still hold true this year as well... Additional Race Day Information
Course Preview Link to this route in Google Maps can be found HERE. If you'd like to see one of my old "Virtual Run" features on this route, check it out here. But, honestly, it's so dark most parts of the course, it doesn't really come in handy. It's well-staffed, though -- you'll have no problem navigating. The same route for 2015 as last year. Here are the basics for the route...
Only one climb adorns the route: the climb out of Riverfront Park, sitting at about a quarter mile from the finish, and ascends about 42 feet or so at an average of 5%. Here's what that one looks like...
NO GO FORTH AND CONQUER (whilst adorning batman suits). I'll be Robin -- see you at the start line. Until then, keep R/B/S'ing. -tds ~~__o _-/<,_ @/ @
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