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Packet Pick Up will be offered the day before the race and the morning of. Packet Pick Up will be the available on Friday, August 29, 2025 from 12pm to 6pm at Rock City Running. Located at Market Place Shopping Center, 11121 N Rodney Parham Rd Ste 37B, Little Rock, AR 72212 Your bag will include your […]
Date: Saturday, August 30th Race Time: 8:00 AM Early registration & race day registration for the 5K will be online (www.runsignup.com). Race Day Check-In & Late Registration: 7:00-7:30 AM at Glenwood City Hall (Must be registered by August 15th to receive a Caddo River Fest 5K T-Shirt) Start & Finish Line: Near Glenwood City Hall Kids Fun Run is […]
Your registration fee benefits The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope program. This program provides individualized services to families with children who desire to take action to break the cycle of crisis and vulnerability that repeats generation after generation. It seeks to address the root causes of poverty in addition to The Army’s history of compassionate serving. […]
99 Miles of Bad Road is a gravel bicycle race starting and ending in Hardy, Arkansas. Expect every road surface type, with roughly 80% being unpaved. Don't let the elevation profile of the GPX fool you - Garmin devices have picked up 100 feet or more of elevation gain per mile. These are relentless rolling […]
The DeGray Lake Triathlon is an All Sports Productions' promoted event. We are a sports event management company which promotes cycling, running, duathlons, triathlons, adventure runs and other outdoor events. The goal of the company is to produce races at the highest standards, which are locally, regionally and nationally recognized events with a festival-like atmosphere. The mission […]
USARA is excited to partner with the Ozark Foundation to produce the 2025 USARA National Championships in Northwest Arkansas. Based out of Bentonville, Arkansas, the race promises teams nothing short of world-class mountain biking, set amid spectacular limestone bluffs and prairies that characterize this corner of the Ozarks. We recommend racers come early, stay late […]
Welcome to the Newton County Mentality Three Days of Bikes and Community Friday: We’ll start things off on Friday afternoon with a 3-4 mile time trial that stays within the canyon walls, ripping around on the gravel and world-class singletrack at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch (HCR). You’ll choose your bike, but choose wisely cause you have […]
A USA Cycling-sanctioned, fully supported ride with great fun, food and fellowship This is a fully supported ride, with on-site mechanics and SAG provided by Trek Bikes, well-stocked rest stops and new route markers from RouteArrows to make navigation easier. A ride with three distance options for every level of cyclists: 25.8 miles for beginners or those that […]
Men’s Cat 1 unified field will include: 19-29, 30-39, and 40-49. Women’s Cat 1 and 2 unified field will include all Cat 1 and 2 women riders.
A pair of custom socks comes with each entry. Or, upgrade to a long sleeve tshirt ($10) or hoodie ($20). You can also choose no socks and save $5 on your entry fee. See sock image below. USA Cycling License Info: Cat 1 & 2 - an annual USA Cycling license is required to race. One-day […]
Bike Clubs of Northwest Arkansas host a ride by cyclist, for cyclist, to raise funds for NWA Charity. Save the date September 19 & 20, 2025
On Saturday, September 20 this year’s race will be starting and ending our race again at the NEA Baptist Hospital. Changes will be coming. Follow our Heart and Sole Half Marathon 5K 10k Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064703435368 to stay informed of changes being made. Runners will be excited! This will be USTAF certified 13.1, 10K and 5K courses with a mix of […]
Come join us for Annual Celebration of Life 5K in Honor of Sydney Claire Sutherland. We will come together to celebrate and honor her incredible life. We will FINISH SYDNEY'S RUN because she was denied that opportunity. Sydney loved running. She loved all things fitness. From working out to just getting a quick run, jog […]
EUREKA ENDURO | SEPTEMBER 26-28, 2025 An annual stop on the Arkansas Enduro Series, the Eureka Enduro is a rowdy weekend of racing through the "The Little Switzerland of the Ozarks" and the Victorian-style resort town of Eureka Springs. The community is home to some of the best mountain biking in Arkansas including Lake Leatherwood […]
The Big Dam Bridge 100 is an annual event in central Arkansas that celebrates the "Big Dam Bridge" over the Arkansas River. The 4,226-foot bridge is the longest bridge built for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in North America. It connects over 40 miles of scenic riverside trails between Little Rock and North Little Rock. It […]
The Hillfolk Hootenanny is a weekend-long festival that celebrates our community of dirt. Our goal with Dirt Movement events is to create courses and experiences that are shared as much as possible by all participants. It doesn’t matter if you’re running 3 miles or riding 50 miles. We are one community with one purpose—get outside […]
This event will take place at the Train Depot in Lonoke that offers a professionally chip-timed race and a 1 mile family fun run. The course takes runners, walkers and trotters on a USATF certified course winding its way throughout Lonoke neighborhoods that loops back to the Finish Line. The cost for the in-person event is […]
The Ouachita Gran Fondo for Families is a Fun Ride to benefit Ouachita Children, Youth, & Family Services (OCYFS) in beautiful Hot Springs, AR. This Third Annual event takes place on Saturday, October 4, 2025. OCYFS provides services for those who have been abused, neglected, run away, homeless, or troubled by means of an Emergency Shelter, […]
The Arkansas Traveller is one of the oldest 100 miles races there is, already having 33 runnings under our belt(buckle). What makes the AT100 so unique among the many ultras today is the combination of volunteer support from many in the running community and beyond, the beautiful scenery of the Ouachita Trail and Forest Service […]
The Arkansas High Country Race has moved to Russellville for 2024 and 2025. Updates via social media and our website at https://www.arkansashighcountry.com/ will be the best places to find out more until we start sending out emails to registered participants closer to October. Trackleaders is our official tracking service. We will email information to the racers when the […]
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