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Trolley Run

Sunday April 26th, 2026
Kansas City, Missouri
Distance: 4 Miles
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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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Bruce Gilbert
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.
Trolley Run, Race Date: 2026-04-26, Distance: 4 Miles
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 17:35 reid buchanan 33 Kansas City, MO
2nd Male 17:49 adam moore 27 Wichita, KS
3rd Male 18:39 evan landes 33 Lawrence, KS
4th Male 18:42 jack fisher 24 Prairie Village, KS
Female 20:51 clara mayfield 25 Manhattan, KS
2nd Female 21:09 lauren neugeboren 26 Kansas City, MO
3rd Female 21:29 rita moore 26 Wichita, KS
4th Female 22:14 mary lueger 32 Fairway, KS
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 22:17 eddie grier 41 Kansas City, MO
M 50-59 22:22 vern cushenbery 50 Overland Park, KS
M 60-69 27:19 ronnie parks 64 Tulsa, OK
M 70+ 28:31 yael abouhalkah 70 Overland Park, KS
F 40-49 28:44 sarah wallace 44 Kansas City, MO
F 50-59 33:15 christy staker 52 Kansas City, MO
F 60-69 28:15 cindy blakeley 61 Westwood, KS
F 70+ 42:24 christi riddle 72 Warrensburg, MO
Trolley Run

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.


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