Race Website
Additional race information can be found at http://www.boulevard10K.com.
Place
Kansas City, MO US 64130
Description
Join us on Sunday September 22, 2024 at the Boulevard 10K! The race will start and finish on Emanuel Cleaver Boulevard in Kansas City, MO. This flat and fast course will provide a picturesque setting for the run. If you are looking for a PR this is a great course for it. In addition to the great course, participants in the 10K will receive a great event shirt, and large finishers medal. Participants in the No Shirt/No Medal 10K will not. All participants will be eligible for top overall, masters and age group awards. Post event snack and beverages will also be provided. Information about packet pickup and other race day details can be found at the event website at www.boulevard10K.com.
Race Contact Info
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Charity Partner
The Boulevard 10K has named the Brave Like Gabe Foundation as the official charity partner of the race.
Brave Like Gabe” started as a hashtag to support professional runner Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald as she sought treatment for her third battle with an incurable rare salivary gland cancer - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - in 2017.
As a professional runner and rare cancer advocate, Gabe founded The Brave Like Gabe Foundation to share her story, inspire others to connect and do the same, and to make a difference in the cancer community. Gabe passed away in June 2019 at the age of 32 and her legacy with the foundation continues to inspire others to share their own struggles while also helping to find better, more effective treatments for rare cancer.
Kristen Windscheffel, Kansan runner, mom, wife and daughter, passed away in January 2024 at the age of 39 from the same cancer Gabe had. Kristen also felt as though running and meditation were her medicine during her cancer journey, and often participated in races in Kansas City. On behalf of both Kristen and Gabe, the Boulevard 10K has named the Brave Like Gabe Foundation as the official charity partner of the race, which happens to fall on the same week Kristen would have turned 40 years old. Like Gabe, Kristen and her family also experienced the frustrations and challenges associated with the need for more clinical research for treatment of ACC. All money raised will benefit Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma research!
Heartland 30K Series
The event will once again be a part of the Heartland 30K series, three 10Ks in three consecutive weekends! The other two races are the Plaza 10K on 9/8 anda new 10K at Corporate Woods on 9/15.. Learn more about the Heartland 30K at www.heartland30K.com
Packet Pickup
Packet pickup will be the day before the race from 10am to 2pm at the Martin City location of The Running Well Store at 200 E 135th Street in Kansas City, MO. Leftovers from packet pickup will be taken to the race for pickup on race day. We will allow people to exchange their shirt for a different size after the race on race morning. If you do not pick up your race shirt at packet pickup or on race day, it is possible we won't have your size if you contact us about picking it up after the race. There will be no refunds for any reason.
Awards
Participants will compete for top overall male and female finishers, top male and female masters finishers, and top three male and female finishers in each of the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+.
