Entry Fee

 To print a mail in registration form, click here.

Both the 5K and 8K will be chip timed.

Schedule

Saturday, October 31 
NOON - 5:00 PM Registration & Packet Pickup

Garry Gribble's Running Store
Ward Parkway Shopping Center

Sunday, November 1
7:30 AM Race Day Registration & Packet Pickup

Gladstone Elementary School
335 N Elmwood Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64123

9:00 AM Race starts
EAST entrance to Cliff Drive, 4600 Gladstone Blvd 

Post Race Events

Free Pancake Breakfast
Gladstone Elementary School
Additional tickets for family and friends - $5 

Awards 

Every participant will receive a heavyweight long sleeve tee.

Award will be given for both races.  Only the 8K is a MARA Grand Prix event.
In both races, awards will go to the following:

First Male & Female Finisher

Top Three Male & Female Finishers in the following categories: 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+

Special kids award categories for under 14.  Winners receive ceramic medallions made by the Gladstone students.

Parking

You can park at Gladstone Elementary School, along Gladstone Blvd and on side streets.

History

 Each autumn for nearly 25 years Kansas City runners look forward to a special race on Cliff Drive in the historic Northeast.  The first Cliff Hanger took place in 1985, starting at the Concourse on Gladstone Boulevard.  Over the years, the 5K and an 8K race has been staged on several courses in the Northeast area including the streets near the Concourse and Cliff Drive.  In early years the race ended with a tough uphill at the Kansas City Museum.  One of the high points was the years when local restaurants provided post race food at the awards ceremony on the grounds of the Kansas City Museum.  The popular Italian Festival was often the same weekend.  The race has always drawn runners and their friends and families from all over the metro KC area making it a great way to showcase the Museum district and Cliff Drive.  The 2008 race was the first in many years to attract over 700 runners and was a great introduction to the new renovations on Cliff Drive that will make the route even more scenic.

Over the years the race has always focused on giving back to the Northeast.  The race was started as a fundraiser for the Assumption Church pre-school and the UMKC school for the handicapped.  Organizations that have benefited from the run include a preschool, food pantries, and the Gladstone Elementary School, where a post race pancake breakfast is served as awards are handed out.  In 2008, NEighbor To NEighbor, an organization that provides health care assistance to uninsured and underinsured residents in the Northeast has joined the list of beneficiaries and is now the primary charity.

N-2-N's mission is to provid support for the medically uninsured and underinsured Northeast neighborhood residents through:

•  Monetary support for medical needs
•  Information about available medical services
•  Navigation through the complexities of the medical world

N-2-N enhances the public health of the Northeast neighborhood through:

•  Education about and encouragement of healthy living
•  Advocacy concerning health issues

Jerry Morrison, a Mid America Running Association board member and a long time presence in the KC running community was the first race director, and continued in that job until 1996.  After Jerry's tenure the Kansas City Track Club took over the race with Lou Joline, another well known Kansas City runner and race director managing the first KCTC race.  For the past 9 years the Kansas City Track Club has continued to sponsor the Cliff Hanger.

 Sponsors

Naming Sponsors

Consentino's Food Markets
KCUMB & Score 1 for Health

Platinum Sponsors

Central Bank
UMB Bank

Additional Sponsors

Garry Gribble's Running Sports
Global Produce in the City Market
Mayfair Cleaners & Laundry

 Sponsorships

The Cliff Hanger welcomes contributions of money or in-kind contributions.

Door prizes, give-aways and food items add greatly to the runner's enjoyment of the event.

We also welcome publicity related services such as printing, signage and web advertisements, to let more people know about this fun race.

Because the race is underwritten by the Kansas City Track Club, 100% of your donation goes to charity.

Sponsorship Opportunities

 For additional race information srobinette@kc.rr.com