Joplin RoadRunners - Run With The Wind
- Date Sat 14th February 2026
- Time 9:00AM CST
- Location Carthage or Sarcoxie, Missouri
- Price $32.80 - $54.00
- Races 3 races
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Event summary
Join the excitement at the Joplin RoadRunners' "Run With The Wind" event on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri! This iconic point-to-point road race offers a USATF-Certified 25K distance that can be tackled solo or as part of a fun relay team of three participants. With relay legs of varying distances—8 miles, 2 miles, and 5 miles—this race is designed to be inclusive for runners of all ages and abilities.
What makes this event truly unique is that the race direction is determined by the wind! Depending on the prevailing wind conditions, runners will start either from Sarcoxie to Carthage or vice versa, creating an ever-changing and exhilarating experience. Participants will gather at the Carthage High School finish line before being transported to the starting point, and spectators are encouraged to cheer on their teams along the route. Don't miss your chance to compete for cash prizes, trophies, and awards in various categories, including age group and relay team divisions. With free race photos, finishers' awards for all, and a delightful post-race celebration featuring hot soup and snacks, "Run With The Wind" promises
What makes this event truly unique is that the race direction is determined by the wind! Depending on the prevailing wind conditions, runners will start either from Sarcoxie to Carthage or vice versa, creating an ever-changing and exhilarating experience. Participants will gather at the Carthage High School finish line before being transported to the starting point, and spectators are encouraged to cheer on their teams along the route. Don't miss your chance to compete for cash prizes, trophies, and awards in various categories, including age group and relay team divisions. With free race photos, finishers' awards for all, and a delightful post-race celebration featuring hot soup and snacks, "Run With The Wind" promises
Organiser's Description
Missouri's iconic point-to-point road race!!
USATF-Certified 25K race can be ran Solo or in Relay Teams of 3 participants.
To make the race distance accessible to all ages and capabilities, the relay legs are NOT evenly split. There is an 8 mile, a 2 mile and a 5 mile leg. Get a family team together, or a few friends with different capabilities, and create a team (all male, all female or mixed).
TO REGISTER FOR THE TEAM EVENT, you can either create a new team or join an existing team. In either case, on the first registration page, click YES on the option "_Would you like to create or join a relay team_".
If joining an EXISTING team, the next page will ask you to select that team. Your Team Captain will give you the name of the team as well as the password needed to join.
If creating a NEW team, you will be the Team Captain. Select a team name and password and provide this information to the participants you are inviting to join.
Here is why this race is special:
The race direction is decided the day before the race by gauging the wind direction: from Sarcoxie to Carthage if wind is predominantly from the south or east, from Carthage to Sarcoxie if wind is predominantly from the west or the north. Check our race decision as well as any last-minute race information on Facebook/JoplinRoadRunners/RunWithTheWind event page.
Meet and park at finish line from where we will provide transportation to the starting line.
Driving along with your runners or relay team and cheering them on along the way is allowed and encouraged.
Start/Finish points are
Sarcoxie High School, 101 S. 17th Street, Sarcoxie, MO 64862
CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL, 2600 S. RIVER, CARTHAGE, MO 64836
$100 CASH AWARD TO OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNER
$150 CASH AWARD TO ALL 3 TOP RELAY TEAMS (All male, all female and mixed team).
Trophy Awards
To top male and female as well as to top relay team members (male, female and mixed).
Top age group awards as well as awards to top in Age-Graded Performance (AGP) ranking, creating a level-playing field for all participants, regardless of gender or age (for details, see https://www.runraceresults.com/AgeGrade.htm).
Finishers' awards to all participants.
Award ceremony at the finish line high school around 12:30pm.
Free race pictures provided by JV Photography.
Shirts guaranteed if signed up by Feb 8.
Drinks, snacks and port-a-potties available at both relay points.
Hot soup, drinks and snacks at the finish line.
Multiple aid/water stations along the route.
USATF-Certified 25K race can be ran Solo or in Relay Teams of 3 participants.
To make the race distance accessible to all ages and capabilities, the relay legs are NOT evenly split. There is an 8 mile, a 2 mile and a 5 mile leg. Get a family team together, or a few friends with different capabilities, and create a team (all male, all female or mixed).
TO REGISTER FOR THE TEAM EVENT, you can either create a new team or join an existing team. In either case, on the first registration page, click YES on the option "_Would you like to create or join a relay team_".
If joining an EXISTING team, the next page will ask you to select that team. Your Team Captain will give you the name of the team as well as the password needed to join.
If creating a NEW team, you will be the Team Captain. Select a team name and password and provide this information to the participants you are inviting to join.
Here is why this race is special:
The race direction is decided the day before the race by gauging the wind direction: from Sarcoxie to Carthage if wind is predominantly from the south or east, from Carthage to Sarcoxie if wind is predominantly from the west or the north. Check our race decision as well as any last-minute race information on Facebook/JoplinRoadRunners/RunWithTheWind event page.
Meet and park at finish line from where we will provide transportation to the starting line.
Driving along with your runners or relay team and cheering them on along the way is allowed and encouraged.
Start/Finish points are
Sarcoxie High School, 101 S. 17th Street, Sarcoxie, MO 64862
CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL, 2600 S. RIVER, CARTHAGE, MO 64836
$100 CASH AWARD TO OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNER
$150 CASH AWARD TO ALL 3 TOP RELAY TEAMS (All male, all female and mixed team).
Trophy Awards
To top male and female as well as to top relay team members (male, female and mixed).
Top age group awards as well as awards to top in Age-Graded Performance (AGP) ranking, creating a level-playing field for all participants, regardless of gender or age (for details, see https://www.runraceresults.com/AgeGrade.htm).
Finishers' awards to all participants.
Award ceremony at the finish line high school around 12:30pm.
Free race pictures provided by JV Photography.
Shirts guaranteed if signed up by Feb 8.
Drinks, snacks and port-a-potties available at both relay points.
Hot soup, drinks and snacks at the finish line.
Multiple aid/water stations along the route.
Races
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Joplin RoadRunners - Run With the Wind 25K - Solo Run
Incl. $3.40 Fee & T-Shirt / Long Sleeve
Sat 14th February 2026 (9:00AM CST)
$43.40
Starting point of the race is either Carthage High School or Sarcoxie High School. Check our Facebook event page the evening before for final race direction. -
Joplin RoadRunners - Run With the Wind 25K - Relay Team
Incl. $2.80 Fee & T-Shirt / Long Sleeve
Sat 14th February 2026 (9:00AM CST)
$32.80
Starting point of the race is either Carthage High School or Sarcoxie High School. Check our Facebook event page the evening before, or your email, for final direction. Relay event is run among teams of 3 participants. Each participants runs a different distance. One person registers the entire team: register yourself and add other team members as "other participants" to the same registration. -
Joplin RoadRunners - Run With the Wind 25K - Virtual Run
Incl. $4.00 Fee & T-Shirt / Long Sleeve
$54.00
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Nathaniel
·7 months ago
Mike at roadrunners in Joplin Missouri is a very kind person. We had a flat tire and he went out of his way to help us change it, and he didn't even charge anything.
Location
Carthage High School or Sarcoxie High School, 2600 S. River or 101 S. 17th Str, Carthage or Sarcoxie, 64836, MO, United States
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