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4th Ever World’s Shortest St Patrick’s Day ZERO-K 2025

Historic Bridge Street 105 Convention Blvd, Hot Springs, United States

☘️🍺 Lace Up (or Not!) for the 4th Ever World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Zero K! 🍺☘️ Get ready to sprint, stroll, or saunter your way into St. Patrick's Day weekend […]

Spring Fling 5k

Cabot High School 401 N Lincoln Street, Cabot, United States

The Spring Fling has been run in Cabot since 1996. From 1998 to 2001, the race was part of the Arkansas Grand Prix Series. After a five year absence the […]

Dam Mountain 10K Horseshoe Mountain 5K

Lake Catherine State Park 1200 Catherine Park Rd, Hot Springs, AR, United States

Race is being held at the beautiful Lake Catherine State Park. You have the choice of two races, both are challenging, so you have to make up your mind if […]

Running Clinic – Iron Mountain Legend

Iron Mountain Marina 134 Iron Mountain Marina Drive, Arkadelphia, AR, United States

Learn how to run on a trail. Get pointers if you are experienced. Get pointers and tips if you are not experienced. We will run on parts of the race […]

Beer & Bagel Run – Arkansas

War Eagle Mill 11036 High Sky Inn Road, War Eagle, AR, United States

The BEER & BAGEL OFF-ROAD RACE SERIES is coming back to Northwest Arkansas for 2024. We are excited to be back at the War Eagle Fair Grounds east of Rodgers, […]

Arkansas Run For The Fallen 5K

Arkansas State Capitol 500 Woodlane Ave, Little Rock

We are excited to announce that this year we will again have honor bibs. These bibs say "I'm running in honor of..." and you will be able to write in […]

Arkansas Climbers Festival

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch HC 70, 261, Jasper, AR, United States

The goal of this event is to bring together our community to learn new skills in many different areas of Rock Climbing! We will be bringing in experts in their […]

Ouachita Challenge

Oden School Oden Schools, Oden, AR, United States

Our History Now in its second decade, this unique event provides a sixty-plus mile loop and two days of mountain bike touring and racing on two of our best trails. […]

Capital City Classic 10K

Little Rock City Hall 500 W Markham St, Little Rock, United States

Once the largest road race in Arkansas, the Capital City Classic 10K is back on it's way to the top!  The event moved back to downtown Little Rock in 2022, […]

Mission Run in the Ozarks 5K, Half, and Full Marathon

Flatwoods Baptist Church 2709 E Main St., Mountain View, United States

The 12th Annual Mission Run in the Ozarks will take place Saturday morning March 29, 2025 at 7:00 and 9:00 a.m., starting at Flatwoods Missionary Baptist Church and ending at the Stone County […]

Fort Smith Marathon, Half Marathon & 5 Leg Marathon Relay

Downtown Fort Smith 1001 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, United States

Get ready for an unforgettable race experience at the Fort Smith Marathon, starting in the heart of historic downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas. This stunning course will take you through charming neighborhoods, […]

Doom

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch HC 70, 261, Jasper, AR, United States

Welcome to the 4th edition of Ozark Gravel Doom - the premier bikepacking event of Arkansas! This is not for the faint of heart; it's a proper Ozark backcountry experience. […]

Wildcat Extra Mile Race

Harding Academy 1529 E Park Ave, Searcy, AR, United States

The Wildcat Extra Mile is a one-mile race for competitive runners, casual walkers, and everyone in between! There will be multiple race heats so participants can run or walk at […]

Fostering Champions- The CALL 5k, 10k and Fun Run

Two Rivers Park 6722 Two Rivers Park Road, Little Rock, AR, United States

Join us for either a 5k, 10k or fun run to raise awareness and funds for The CALL in Pulaski County as we continue to stand in the gap of […]

Hoof it For Heifer

Petit Jean State Park - Petit Jean Mountain Road & Red Bluff Drive Petit Jean Mountain Road & Red Bluff Drive, Morrilton, AR, United States

Description Hoof it For Heifer is a 20k trail run on the Boy Scouts of America Trail in Petit Jean State Park near Morrilton, AR. On this trail, you will […]

Passion Play Trail Run

Great Passion Play 935 Passion Play Rd, Eureka Springs, United States

The 2nd Annual Passion Play Trail Run - Presented by The Great Passion Play & I:40 Race Services The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs will host the 2nd Annual […]

Tyronza Stars and Stripes 5K Walk/Run

Tyronza City Hall 135 Main Street, Tyronza, United States

Please join us for the 1st Annual Stars and Stripes 5k Run/Walk. This is to benefit our annual Stars and Stripes Festival here in Tyronza. This will be a fun […]

Total Eclipse of the Park 10 Miler | 10K

Salem Civic Center 135 Arena Lane, Salem, United States

Course:  Course is out and back on a nice mix of pavement and gravel.  Aid stations at mile 3.1 (10K turn around) and at mile 5 for the 10M (10M turn […]

River Valley Crawfish Festival 5K & 10K

Sebastian County Fairgrounds 530 E Knoxville, Greenwood, United States

The Sebastian County Fair Association is hosting a fund raising 5k for Sebastion County Fair Jr. Livestock Auction.   It is part of new River Valley Crawfish Festival April 3-5th.  The […]

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