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The Rasta Race is designed to address Mental Health /Disease by promoting proper exercise, creating healthy minds, coordinating wellness and encouraging mental stability. Approaches as such are preventive measures that will enable us all VICTORIOUS! Our Motto: One Love-One Race; let's also add One Mind, for we can together raise awareness while embracing diversity, supporting […]
ARktoberfest Beer Mile hosted by Rapp's Barren Brewing in Mtn. Home, Arkansas. 2025 Start Time is 2:30 pm This race provides beer for participants. Completing the event requires participants to consume alcoholic beverages. No one under 21 years of age is permitted to participate (or register). There will not be an "alcohol free" category. Beer Mile in […]
Register before August 31st to guarantee t-shirt size and before registration goes up to $40. NO Cut Off times this year; please respect our volunteers and choose a route you can complete by about 12 noon. We are doing staggered starts this year: The 62-mile riders will start at 8 a.m. The 40-mile riders at […]
The First Annual Help Them Stay 5K will be held in Jonesboro, Arkansas on October 11, 2025. This event is presented by Cooper Land and Development. This event is hosted by King’s Ranch Ministries, a Center for Childhood Trauma Recovery and 501c3 nonprofit organization located in Jonesboro, AR. Every step of this race will help […]
Check-in and packet pickup can be completed on-site at Janssen Park, Mena, AR (at the historic log cabin). If you are checking-in and registering on Saturday, October 11th from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM: Please park at 811 Port Arthur Ave, Mena, AR 71953 and walk/ride into the park. The park will be closed to […]
The Hare Mountain 100 is a graduate level run. It is extremely difficult. Big climbs and relentless smaller, steep climbs in between. This trail is hiked by thousands of people every year. It's not a primitive, unmarked trail by any means. It is a National Scenic Trail. But, please do not sign up if you […]
CAPITAL CITY ENDURO | OCTOBER 26-27, 2024 Shred multiple trail systems throughout Arkansas’ State Capital including the Monument Trails at Pinnacle Mountain State Park – named the 2023 Best Mountain Biking in the U.S. by Outside Magazine. Featuring a collection of world-class trails crafted by some of the world’s best trail builders, this year’s Capital City Enduro […]
CAPITAL CITY ENDURO | OCTOBER 25-26, 2025 Shred multiple trail systems throughout Arkansas’ State Capital including the Monument Trails at Pinnacle Mountain State Park – named the 2023 Best Mountain Biking in the U.S. by Outside Magazine. Featuring a collection of world-class trails crafted by some of the world’s best trail builders, this year’s Capital City Enduro […]
ATTENTION: Across the street from Fat Jack's is St. Mary of the Springs Catholic Church. They have agreed to let us park in their parking lot and use their restroom. Please park there instead of at Fat Jack's. There is additional street parking along Whittington and Pine St. The sign-in will be under the portico at […]
Race the Base Trail Run Returns to Pinnacle Mountain State Park This Fall! The Race the Base, a 4-mile competitive trail run, is returning to Pinnacle Mountain State Park October 25, 2025, with all the fan favorites – plus a few new additions. Featuring the Base Trail at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, a scenic loop […]
Ozark Off-Road Cyclist and the Ozark Trail Runners unite to create the most epic 24 25 hour party you’ve ever experienced. Profits from this “race” will go to continued preservation and trail development on Mt. Kessler. Join us on November 2nd, Mt. Kessler – Fayetteville, Arkansas for a full day of partying in the dirt. […]
The Possum at Woolly Hollow will be run on November 1st, 2025 with a 7:00 AM start time on the roads and Huckleberry trail circumnavigating Lake Bennett. This is a 6 hour team event involving four participating runners. All 4 runners must run the first lap together. After that at least 1 runner must be […]
The Canyon Crawl Triathlon is a multi-sport endurance event that brings together outdoor rock climbing, mountain biking, and trail running in a single, unforgettable challenge. Set right here at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, it showcases everything that makes this place special—from the dramatic sandstone cliffs to the techy mountain biking terrain. Athletes will compete in teams of two and can choose […]
A secret held, a truth embraced, A landscape time cannot erase. If you have walked that shadowed lane, Then in this quiet, you remain.
NO CANCELLATIONS AFTER 10/08/2024!! PRE-SOLD MERCHANDISE CAN NOT BE REFUNDED!! Early bird Registration will close on July 16th at NOON. Late Registration begins on October 1st at NOON. Only the first 400 participants are guaranteed a swag t-shirt. We can not guarantee size. There will be limited camping offered at Cedar Glades Park Trailhead. It […]
Event Website for full details - https://www.chinkapinhollowgravelgrinder.com Packet Pickup Location - same location both days! October 25 - 3pm - 7 pm October 26 - 6am - 7:45am Address - Lake Wedington Recreation Area, 15592 Lake Wedington Entry Rd, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704 Google Maps - https://goo.gl/maps/UkCwrz3k17rCXry27 Start/Finish Location: Lake Wedington Recreation Area, 15592 Lake Wedington Entry Rd, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704. […]
BENTONVILLE ENDURO | NOVEMBER 21-23, 2025 The Bentonville Enduro highlights the best of Bentonville, Arkansas, where an extensive network of over 70 miles of world-class trails and multiple trail systems creates a proper canvas for two days of rowdy enduro racing in the Mountain Biking Capital of the World™ - and a fitting finale to […]
Location Sunset Lake, Benton (see directions & and parking info below) Start Times The 24-hour run will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 29. The 6 and 12-hour runs will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 30. Check-in will start 45 minutes before the start time of the event you are running. Course […]
hangri La is located 25 miles west of Hot Springs and 12 miles east of Mount Ida off of Hwy 270. You will turn onto Shangri-La Drive and make the first left which is OLD HWY 270. Look for signs posted for the run. Registration will be set up 500 ft down OLD HWY 270. […]
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