Sunday April 27th, 2025
Kansas City, Missouri
Distance: 4 Miles
Offical Race Web Site
The Trolley Run is one of the largest timed four mile road races in the country, and a USATF certified course. The fast, downhill course is a quintessential Kansas City experience and a beloved tradition.
Trolley Run is the largest annual fund raiser for the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired. All funds raised from the race go toward critical programming at the center.
WHO: Trolley Run is operated by CCVI and a dedicated team of volunteers. The dollars raised from this race go directly back to CCVI to support programming.
THE COURSE: The four-mile Trolley Run course winds through the Waldo and Brookside neighborhoods and ends on the Country Club Plaza. Transportation from the Plaza to the Start Line begins at 6:00 a.m. on Nichols Road between Pennsylvania and Broadway streets. The last runner bus leaves at 7:20; the last walker bus at 7:45. Arrive early! *No bags or backpacks will be permitted at the Trolley Run. Personal items will be transported from the start to the finish line.
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displays approximate race location · Kansas City MO 64101
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 17:52 | Josephat Too | ||
| 2nd Male | 18:03 | Reid Buchanan | ||
| 3rd Male | 18:24 | Noah Stevenson | ||
| 4th Male | 18:47 | Bryce Merriman | ||
| Female | 20:28 | Yazmine Wright | ||
| 2nd Female | 20:40 | CATHERINE SYOKAU MWANZAU | ||
| 3rd Female | 20:44 | Sarah Pagano | ||
| 4th Female | 21:12 | Kaitlyn Shea |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 21:01 | Peter Caster | ||
| M 50-59 | 21:40 | Aaron Brogan | ||
| M 60-69 | 26:53 | Craig Scott | ||
| M 70+ | 29:49 | Larry Rink | ||
| F 40-49 | 22:00 | AnnMarie Kirkpatrick | ||
| F 50-59 | 29:12 | Sarah Malinowski | ||
| F 60-69 | 32:37 | Jodie Wietharn | ||
| F 70+ | 39:48 | Chau Smith |
Now in its 30th year, the idea for this fundraiser was presented to the Friends of CCVI by the former Michael Forbes Restaurants, Inc., which owned two restaurants, four miles apart in the heart of Kansas City and The Plaza shopping area. The four-mile course follows the old streetcar/trolley tracks and hence, the name, Trolley Run.
Trolley Run is the largest annual fundraiser for CCVI and provides a critical funding in the CCVI programming budget. Trolley Run has succeeded through the generous support of our individual and corporate sponsors, including longtime title sponsor Sabates Eye Centers and many others.
Over the years, the Trolley Run has become one of the largest timed four-mile run in the United States, and the first major run in Kansas City to use chip technology for race results.
About the course.
The four-mile course winds through the Waldo and Brookside neighborhoods and ends on the Country Club Plaza. Transportation from the Plaza to the Start Line begins at 6:00 a.m. on Nichols Road between Pennsylvania and Broadway streets. The last runner bus leaves at 7:20; the last walker bus at 7:45. Arrive early!*No bags or backpacks will be permitted at the Trolley Run. Personal items will be transported from the start to the finish line.
I have run this event at least 17 times and highly recommend it for all ages and speeds of runners. A quality event, fast course, and great party at the finish, all to support a much needed and worthwhile cause.