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Freedom Finishers 5K and 1 Mile

Name: Freedom Finishers 5K and 1 Mile
Start: 2026-07-04T07:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-04T09:00:00-05:00
Location: Rotary Park

July 4 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 am

In this country we have Freedom, we have freedom to Run and we have the freedom to run a July 4th race and finish with pride. We will be hosting the Freedom Finishers 5K at Paragould’s Rotary Park on July 4th starting at 7:00AM. The start time has been moved up to allow participants the opportunity to run this event and get to the Community Center for the 8:00AM 4 miler event. The course will be an out and back on the 8 mile ditch trail.

Entry fee is $30 for non-military members 16 and older. Those not old enough to drive yet are discounted to $15.

For those not wanting the 5K distance we are adding a 1 mile route.

Service members (Military, Police, and Fire) can use coupon code “Military” to get $10 off the entry fee. Please have your military ID available at check-in on race morning to receive your bib.