KICK OFF THE POSTSEASON!
The regular season will be over, but the biggest games are still ahead! Lace up and celebrate Championship Weekend at the Kickoff 5K on January 31!
Rep your favorite team, throw on your favorite jersey, and bring your crew out for a football-themed 5K packed with team spirit, KC pride, and plenty of fun. Whether you’re cheering for the Chiefs or repping another team, this is your chance to run into the postseason!
Jerseys on. Shoes laced. Let’s run!
Jan 31, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$29.00
Jan 31, 2027
Distance — 1K
Type — Running
08:00
$12.00
Jan 31, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$44.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Leawood.
Learn more about the host city, Leawood.
Leawood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 33,902.
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Watch highlights and course previews from previous years.
Official finishing times from previous editions of The Kickoff 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Caleb Teague | 16:17.4 | |
| 🥈 | Jeremy Jordan | 16:36.2 | |
| 🥉 | Aaron Hohn | 17:19.7 | |
| 4 | Jeff Baker | 17:49.2 | |
| 5 | Alex Volstromer | 17:52.1 | |
| 7 | JONATHAN BISHARD | 18:08.5 | |
| 8 | Robbie Bruce | 18:34.1 | |
| 9 | Jeremy Vrentas | 18:53.7 | |
| 10 | Theo Rieckhoff | 19:05.6 | |
| 11 | Samuel Stepp | 19:11.7 | |
| 12 | Jason Rew | 19:35.6 | |
| 13 | Mark Westfall | 19:41.6 | |
| 14 | Alice Evans | 19:43.3 | |
| 15 | Niki Hilgenberg | 19:49.1 | |
| 16 | Raymond Allen | 19:51.5 | |
| 17 | Christopher Garcia | 19:56.7 | |
| 18 | Greg Meins | 20:31.2 | |
| 19 | Justin Kohmetscher | 20:33.8 | |
| 20 | Aaron Williams | 20:39.8 | |
| 21 | Chris Taylor | 20:40.6 | |
| 22 | Bryan Phillips | 20:41.5 | |
| 23 | Taylor Lindgren | 20:42.6 | |
| 24 | M. Eddy | 20:46.4 | |
| 25 | Jacob Jacquinot | 20:53.1 | |
| 26 | Matthew Burns | 20:58.3 | |
| 27 | Brant Weeks | 21:03.1 | |
| 28 | Steven Steinmeyer | 21:06.5 | |
| 29 | Camille Gudde | 21:11.3 | |
| 30 | Jose Mustre | 21:13.4 | |
| 31 | Nathan Spencer | 21:13.4 | |
| 32 | Luke Hanson | 21:13.7 | |
| 33 | Paul Mast | 21:18.4 | |
| 34 | Nathan Vincent | 21:30.2 | |
| 35 | Zac Mitchell | 21:40.8 | |
| 36 | Kevin Vincent | 21:45.4 | |
| 37 | Dink Sommer | 21:54.8 | |
| 38 | Montana Most | 22:05 | |
| 39 | Jessie Goodbrake | 22:05.2 | |
| 40 | Jonette Killmar | 22:06.7 | |
| 41 | Clay Watkins | 22:13.2 | |
| 42 | Rob Boudiette | 22:18.6 | |
| 43 | Cole Fricke | 22:20 | |
| 44 | Sarah Davis | 22:24.3 | |
| 45 | Patrick Yun | 22:28.4 | |
| 46 | Emily Stephens | 22:33.8 | |
| 47 | Seth Teague | 22:39.5 | |
| 48 | Jaime Breshears | 22:40.2 | |
| 49 | Courtney Breitkreutz | 22:45.7 | |
| 50 | Linze Leimkuehler | 22:48.6 | |
| 51 | Brandon Hudspeth | 22:54.5 |
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