Joplin, Mo. ? More than 1,600 people got their kicks on Route 66 during the weekend.

Organizers of the first-ever Mother Road Marathon say 1,645 contestants ran in one of three races on Sunday.

The full marathon ran from Commerce, Okla., to Joplin. Others took part in a 1-mile race in Joplin and a half-marathon between Baxter Springs, Kan., and Joplin.

All three races ran along Route 66, the historic highway that stretches from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif.