2nd Annual Run to the Sun
Presented by: Lafarge
MARA Grand Prix Event
Come BEAT the HEAT and run underground.
Race Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008 - promptly at 9:00a.m.
The 2008 Run to the Sun is the summer version of another famous Kansas City underground run and was designed to help you BEAT the HEAT. The course winds through the Space Center caves and is extremely wide, flat, fast and clean. The course begins just inside the entrance to the cave and quickly takes you deep into the underground facility where the temperature is always a pleasant 70 degrees in the summer. The very flat course with two long straight-a-ways will make the Run to the Sun one of the fastest in the area. Join us on Sunday, July 20th and be the first to set the course record or a new personal best.
Registration & Packet Pickup
Registration
- Register on RACE DAY at the Space Center (See map for directions)
- Register online at: www.active.com (Closes on the 19th at 8:00p.m)
- Register by Mail: Download Registration Form (Web Version) (Full Version)
- Early Registration: $20.00 (Received on or before July 13, 2008)
- Late Registration: $25.00 (Received after July 13, 2007)

- No refunds or runner transfers
- Participants by Gender & Age - 2007
Packet Pickup
- Friday, July 18, 2008 - 4:30p.m.to 7:30p.m.

- Saturday, July 19th, 2008 - 10:30a.m. to 5:30p.m.
- Location: Garry Gribbles Running Sports (Independence Store Only)
18810-E East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057
Store Phone: (816) 373-1100
- Location: Garry Gribbles Running Sports (Independence Store Only)
- Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 7:30a.m. to 8:45a.m.
Race Course & Site
- You may park in the lots near the entrance to the cave or along side the road leading to the Space Center.
- The Space Center underground facility is located at:
1500 W. Geospace Dr., Independence, MO 64056 (Click Here for Map) - Chip Timing Provided by: RaceDay Timing Solutions (Raul Flores)

- For course route click here
Volunteers
- Approximately 60 volunteers will be needed for this event.
- Arrive @ 7:45am to 8:00am to check-in
- Volunteers need for:
- Download Volunteer Registration Form (Click Here)
- You may mail, fax or e-mail in your volunteer from
Results
Thank you to all who participated and volunteered in 2007.
Click here for 2007 5K RESULTS
Click here for 2007 2 Mile RESULTS
Pictures of the 2007 Run to the Sun, provided by seeKCrun
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