Pre-Race Pasta Dinner      

Crown Center Exhibit Hall A

(connected to Hyatt Regency Hotel; in conjunction with the Health & Fitness Expo and Packet Pick-up)

Friday, October 16, 5-7 PM

"I've been to many Pre-Race Pasta Dinners, having run 9 marathons,

and not one of them can compare to the dinner the Kansas City

Marathon has to offer.  The dinner is prepared by the excellent chefs

at the Hyatt, and is served steaming hot.  It is absolutely delicious! 

Also, enjoy live entertainment while you dine!  It's a fun evening,

and a great way to carbo-load and relax before the big day!"

                                     -Lisa Fleming, KC Marathon participant

Get your fill of precious carbs at the Pre-Race Pasta Dinner! 

Featured keynote speaker - TBD

• KC Sole Awards will be presented
• Live entertainment will help you relax before your big day!

Tickets are $20.00 for pre-registered (thru 10/12/09) and $25.00 at the Expo and at the door.  You can purchase tickets while signing up for the race online, or you may purchase tickets at the pasta dinner.  You may also purchase tickets anytime during the Expo by heading over to the Event Merchandise Booth! 

Food is catered by Hyatt Regency.

Pasta Dinner Speaker

Don Kardong

Don grew up in the Seattle area, graduated from Stanford University in 1971, received a second bachelor's degree and a teaching certificate from the University of Washington in 1974, and moved to Spokane that year to take a job as as an elementary school teacher. In 1976, Don finished fourth in the Olympic marathon in Montreal, and the next spring he founded the Lilac Bloomsday Run (Bloomsday). In 1977 he left teaching to open a retail sporting goods store in downtown Spokane (1977-1986), and after selling the business in 1986 he pursued a career as a writer, primarily for Runner's World magazine, for the next 16 years. From 2002-2004 he served as executive director of the Children’s Museum of Spokane. In August of 2004, after many years as a member of Bloomsday’s Board of Directors, he took over as Race Director. He is married (wife Bridgid), and has two grown daughters.