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Our Upcoming Races

Eisenhower Marathon/Half - 04/19/2025

DoNot Stop Half - 04/19/2025

Garmin Marathon - 04/26/2025

Trolley Run - 04/27/2025

Lincoln Marathon - 05/04/2025

Running with the Cows Half - 05/10/2025

Colfax Marathon - 05/18/2025

Greater Kansas City Midwest Half Marathon - 05/18/2025

Bill Snyder Highway Half - 05/24/2025

Hospital Hill Run - 05/31/2025

Clinton Historic Half - 06/14/2025

Hometown Half Marathon - 06/14/2025

Four on the 4th - 07/04/2025

Valentine Marathon/Half - 08/02/2025

Words to run by

"I like to say, and I truly believe, that every run brings new experiences. You just don't know what they might be until you actually do the run. That's one of my major reasons for pushing out the front door as often as I do - the adventure of it all." Amby Burfoot, Editor at Large, Runner's World

Meet your Pacers for
Eisenhower Marathon & Half Marathon

Half Marathon Pacers: 1:45 1:53 2:00 2:15 2:23 2:30 2:40 2:50 3:00

Full Marathon Pacers: 3:30 3:45 4:00 4:15 4:45 5:00

Half Marathon SmartPace Teams

1:45 SmartPace Teams

Landry R. - 1:45 pacer

Landry Ratliff has been a dedicated runner since 2016, competing in distances ranging from 400 meters to 50 miles. In 2024, he shifted focus to marathon running, achieving a personal best of 2:59:30. Landry Ratliff also holds a mile PR of 4:40, showcasing versatility across various race distances.

1:53 SmartPace Teams

Spencer T. - 1:53 pacer

Spencer has been an active runner for the past four years since he finished college. He was a cross-country and track runner in high school and primarily focuses on half-marathon distances now. Spencer enjoys challenging himself on distance runs and is passionate about helping others get into the sport. He believes that running is good for both the body and mind, and has been a great stress outlet for him.

2:00 SmartPace Teams

Peter E. - 2:00 pacer

Peter Euler has lived in Kansas for over 25 years and ran in college at Hutchinson Community College and Pittsburg State University. He is an avid runner who has completed over 60 marathons in 42 states and hopes to complete one in all 50 states some day. He works as a civilian on Fort Leavenworth and has served over 20 years in the Kansas National Guard, deploying 4 times. He truly enjoys running and helping others learn to see the benefits of running and completing challenges.

2:15 SmartPace Teams

Kimberly K. - 2:15 pacer

Kimberly started running 10 years ago, when the doctors told her to stop running. Her passion is to help and teach others the importance and education of fitness. She has run over two dozen half marathons and a half dozen full marathons. She has been pacing for multiple years, and loves meeting and encouraging people along the way! No matter if this is your first race, or 100th race, she will be there to encourage and help one set goals they never thought they could! When she is not running, she is spending time with family or traveling!

2:23 SmartPace Teams

Jennifer S. - 2:23 pacer

My name is Jennifer Stong and I’ll be pacing the 1:55 1/2 marathon group. I’m 49 years old and live in Edmond, OK. I took up running in 2003 and have run 84 marathon and 12 ultra-distances. I have done 24 The Hard Way in OKC three times and my most miles I’ve completed yet was 113.1. I’ve also participated in 6, 8, and 12 hour endurance runs. My marathon PR is 3:07:55 which ironically occurred during the Go Short, Go Long, Go Very Long 50K where I was the overall winner in 3:45:48. On October 11th, 2021 I will be running in my 6th consecutive Boston Marathon. I look forward to meeting everyone in my group and sharing another great race together.

2:30 SmartPace Teams

Tom M. - 2:30 pacer

Tom ran track and cross-country in high school and mostly 10K’s during and after college. After a couple decades of work and family obligations his physician told him to exercise. Running was familiar and races provided measures of progress. He’s run over 40 marathons, including Boston, Chicago, New York, Berlin, and London along with local marathons, half marathons, 10 and 5K’s. He experienced the advantages of the SmartPacing system and is delighted to share that with you, whether this is a first race, a PR attempt, or a comeback race. He will ease you into an efficient pace, going slow in uphills and faster in downhills, along with strategic walk breaks at aid stations. He’ll encourage you, distract you, and entertain you to your goal. He has paced numerous races over several years and enjoyed helping runners achieve their goals.

2:40 SmartPace Teams

Wael S. - 2:40 pacer

Wael has been running since 2008. He has completed several ultra trail races, several half marathons and full marathons. He enjoys trail running with the Kansas City Trail Nerds. Wael completed three 100 mile ultra runs with a sub-24 hour finish in Feb, 2014.

2:50 SmartPace Teams

Amy K. - 2:50 pacer

Losing a parent at a young age from Heart Disease to fighting obesity I have found a love for running and triathlons. From barely able to walk down the hall without feeling out of breath to running half and full marathons and participating in triathlons I have gotten years of my life back. I enjoy supporting and empowering others along my journey. If you want to succeed make a plan, set a goal and put one foot in front of the other. Anything is possible.

3:00 SmartPace Teams

Mary G. - 3:00 pacer

Mary found a love for running with her local running club in Little Rock, AR. Before long she found herself not just enjoying a beer with them but running races with them. Mary has done some fun races like the nighttime Dam Run and a few mud run 5Ks. She really didn’t get into half marathons until she moved to Kansas in 2010. Motivated by a goal to lose baby weight and take her twins on a Disney adventure, Mary and her husband finished The Goofy Challenge at Disney in Florida in January 2016. Hooked on Challenges, they signed up for the Gauntlet Challenge and Coast to Coast Challenge that same November at Disney in California. They’ve signed up for the Heartland 39.3 Challenges pretty much every year after that. They also enjoyed the Sweet 16 Series in KC while it lasted. Mary has also recently tried out the Heartland 30K Series. After befriending another pacer and hearing how rewarding pacing is, Mary wanted to try it and help out others with their race.

Full Marathon SmartPace Teams

3:30 SmartPace Teams

Landry R. - 3:30 pacer

3:45 SmartPace Teams

Zach B. - 3:45 pacer

Zach started running long distance in 8th grade track. After running in high school and then college for two years, in 2008 he swore he would never do a marathon. Now 30 marathons/ultras later, he can't get enough of it! Even though he continues to race, he prefers pacing runners much more. He loves seeing runners accomplish their goals and dig deeper than they knew possible.