Join us at the 2nd annual Independence Half Marathon & 5K on Sunday, May 7th! The half marathon will be a great time, with a flat and scenic course. Starting on Jackson Dr. by the Hilton Garden Inn this course has only 200 ft of elevation gain, it will become your new PR course!

 

Participants will receive:

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~ A chip-timed run on a USATF-certified running course with live results 

~ A custom race shirt, tech for half marathon, cotton for 5k

~ Custom 6.5″ finisher medal that weighs 1lb!

~ Custom medals for the top 3 male & female finishers in each age group (ever 5 years)

~ Custom Race Bib

 

Location:

 

Hilton Garden Inn Independence

19677 E. Jackson Dr. 

Independence, MO 64057

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Time:

 

The Independence Half Marathon & 5K will begin at 7 a.m.

 

Packet Pickup:

 

Friday, May 5th from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Running Well Store (Next to Egg & I)

418 SE Missouri 291 Highway

Lee’s Summit, MO 64063

 

Saturday, May 6th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Natural Grocers

19019 E 48th St

Independence, MO 64055

 

Sunday, May 1st from 5:45 a.m. to 6:30 a.m

At the event site, please only do this if you are unable to make it to another packet pickup time. The race will start promptly at 7:00 a.m. and if you wait to pickup your packet until race day you could be delayed getting to the start line.

 

Race Day Parking:

 

Parking will be located on the north side of Jackson Dr. There are several parking lots that will be open to park in, including the GEHA building lot.  Overflow parking the Independence Events Center is also allowed and only about 1/2 mile walk if you use the trail to go under I-70.

 

Race Shirts:

Participants that register by May 1st will be guaranteed a custom Independence Half Marathon running shirt.  Late registrants will not be guaranteed a shirt.

 

Race Pricing & Registration:

~ $45 through Oct. 13 (5K $19)

~ $49 through Feb. 21 (5K $24)

~ $55 through March 19th (5K $29)

~ $65 through May 4th (5K $35)

~ $70 at Packet Pickup (5K $40)

*You MUST register by May 1st to be guaranteed a shirt, we can not guarantee a size or shirt for registrations placed after this date.

 

Schedule of Events – Race Activities:

We will follow the schedule below as close as possible for all activities and awards presentations. If there is a need for a time to be adjusted, we will not start an activity before the posted time.

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7:00 am Half Starts

7:10 am 5K Starts

8:00 am 5K Awards Ceremony

9:00 am Half Awards Ceremony

Post-race snacks will be available for all runners following the race.  To participate, you must wear/have your bib. This is how we will confirm registration for medals, post race food and activities.

 

Awards:

Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in the 5K and Half for the Independence Half. The age categories are:

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>10  |  11-14  |  15-19  |  20-24  |  25-29  |  30-34  |  35-39  |  40-44  |  45-49  |  50-54  |  55-59  | 60-64  |  65-69  |  70-74  |  75+

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***Awards not picked up on race day will be available at Bodies Health & Fitness Studio in Lees Summit starting the following Monday after each race date.  Email Steve@BodiesHF.com or call 816-524-7733 to arrange a time to pick up your awards.  You will have 2 weeks to pick up your awards.

 

Charity Partner:

 

The event benefits ProDeo Youth Center, Pro Deo Youth Center is a relational organization that appeals to teenagers 7th-12th grades. Pro Deo provides after school and weekend options to help teens interact and grow into productive adults, all while enjoying their teen years in a safe and fun environment. Pro Deo meets teens where they are and challenges them to be engaged, active community members that dream and become. We give them opportunities to set goals for themselves while providing them the support and accountability they need to be successful.

 

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

We have a no refund policy. If you are unable to attend you may transfer your registration to a different individual up to 48 hours prior to event date by emailing Steve@BodiesHF.com. In order to protect our participants and insure a safe event, each individual participating in this event must be officially registered under his or her own name with accurate personal information.  Failure to do so will void the registration and prohibit participation.  Registration entries and race numbers cannot be transferred to another person less than 48 hours prior to event date under any circumstances or be used by registrant in subsequent years.  Registration fees are non-refundable in all cases regardless of inability to participate or event cancellation.  The race director reserves the right to cancel the event because of weather, natural disaster or other unforeseen circumstances which pose a significant danger to the participants. If cancellation is necessary, we will post on BodiesHealthAndFitness.com, as well as on our Facebook pages, as soon as possible.

We will not hold shirts for participants that do not pick up packets by 7 a.m. on race day.  Any shirts that have not been picked up at packet pick-up or race day packet pick-up are open for late registrations. If you want to guarantee that your shirt will be available, you need to pick up your packet at packet pick-up or on race day, or notify us by email Steve@BodiesHF.com within 48 hours of the event. Other participants are welcome to pick up your packet for you.