Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Kansas City, MO
The Kansas City Zoo Run takes place on zoo grounds, which means the course winds past animal exhibits and open habitats rather than through city streets. The race highlights a different animal species each year, so the theme shifts from one event to the next. This year the hornbill is the featured animal, which shapes the event's look and feel throughout the morning.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a big field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
4 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Brady Walker (22:14) · Erik Williams (22:18) · Chris Marchman (22:19)
The 2026 Kansas City Zoo Run has been held every year since at least 2013. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 4 Miles field finished slower than 52:41, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:53:36, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
With 2,315 finishers there are runners at every pace, so you are never out on your own. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 4 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 4 Miles winner ran 22:14 while the median finisher took 52:41. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
