Run Salina Series expands to seventh local race

The Run Salina Series kicks off later this month and has announced it is expanding to seven races in 2026. Five of the six races in the 2025 series broke registration records, with the sixth race coming in as the second highest ever, according to the announcement. The Salina Crossroads Marathon had 5,416 registered participants, while the Fe for a Cure had 1,214.

The Salina Family YMCA Turkey Trot is being added to the series this year. Participants can register for the series online . Everyone will register via a Google Docs form to make it easier to track participants who complete the series.

To complete the Run Salina Series, participants must take part in four of the seven races. Volunteering at a race can count toward one of the four events. In 2025, 177 individuals completed the series by participating in four of the six races.

Participants came from as far west as Dodge City and as far east as Kansas City. “It was incredible to have individuals from the across the state coming to Salina for at least four of the six Run Salina Series races” said Salina Crossroads Marathon co-race director Daniel Craig. “Salina has developed a well-deserved reputation as one of the premier running communities in Kansas.