Frequently Asked Questions - runninglane kansas city relays

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The meet will be held April 17-18, 2026 at Blue Springs South High School.  Directions

Because Kansas has a rule for high school athletes that prevents schools further than 500 miles from the state border from competing in Kansas. We are building a meet that is much bigger in scope and by hosting it just over the state line in Missouri, it is open to all eligible athletes in the U.S. Our fields can be bigger, deeper, more competitive, and more geographically diverse than those of a meet held in Kansas.

This will be a high school only meet this year.

View the entire meet schedule HERE

Registration will be through Athletic.net which can be found HERE

Entry standards  can be found HERE. The Open Standards will be on a first come first serve basis. If you want to be part of the KC Relays Magic, you need to register early. will be determined by field sizes and entries received.  

Championship Standards are also posted HERE. Everyone who meets the standard will punch their ticket into the fastest two heats.

Lots of reasons:

1. Pace light system for distance races, approved for use in high school competition.
2. All races livestreamed to YouTube - FREE! DAY 1 HERE. DAY 2 HERE.
3. Open to all eligible athletes in the U.S., not just those within the 500 mile radius of the Kansas border.
4. An electric stadium atmosphere unlike any other in track and field.
5. Proven, professional meet management as evidenced by the RunningLane Track Championships and New Balance RunningLane XC Championships.
6. Distance races under the lights and all events seeded appropriately to bring the best out of all competitors.