The Ozark Randonneur
2023-09-16 09:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Puritan Coffee & Beer, 205 West Dickson St., Fayetteville, AR, 72701, United States
The Ozark Randonneur 120: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42350611
The Ozark Randonneur 200: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42254901
Randonneuring is long-distance unsupported endurance cycling. This style of riding is non-competitive in nature, and self-sufficiency is paramount. When riders participate in randonneuring events, they are part of a long tradition that goes back to the beginning of cycling in France and Italy. Friendly camaraderie, not competition, is the hallmark of randonneuring.

“…in a nutshell: Cycling with like-minded friends, on beautiful roads, while challenging yourself to ride better than you ever imagined. How you define “better” is up to you. Better can mean faster, more miles, more fun, more… or a combination of the above.” – Jan Heine of Rene Herse

Drafting is allowed. Teamwork is allowed. Obey traffic laws and don’t get lost or take shortcuts.
The inaugural Ozark Randonneur embarks from Historic Downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas on
Saturday, September 16th, 2023. For this year’s inaugural event, we’re offering two distance options: 122.5 Miles and 201 Miles. In order to be an official finisher, you must make the time cut-offs.
122.5 Miles – 15 Hours (Back by Midnight)
201 Miles – 25 Hours (Back by 10 AM Next Day)
While no podium exists for this event, some may chase a Fastest Known Time for extra bragging rights.
There will be no tracking for this event; a ride file must be provided upon completion for a finisher swag bag, award and an extra raffle ticket. Anyone participating gets a bandanna and a raffle ticket.
Fayetteville’s vibrant downtown has long been considered the entertainment capital of Arkansas with
historic Dickson Street the epicenter for fun – a fitting start and finish line for the Ozark Randonneur.
In addition to a vibrant nightlife, participants will find everything from local coffee shops pouring
flavorful drip to eclectic kitchens serving gourmet grilled cheese – and everything in between.
For additional information on Fayetteville including lodging suggestions and some of our favorite
activities to complement any ride just visit www.experiencefayetteville.com.
This event serves as an annual fundraiser for OZARK GRAVEL CYCLISTS, A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION (EIN: 88-2185955).
OGC has a mission to support and advance a diverse community of adventure cyclists through route development, group rides, events, and educational opportunities. Your contribution helps fund the program’s growth.

NW Arkansas Mountain Bike Championships
2023-09-16 09:00 - 15:00 | Devil’s Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74, West Fork, AR, 72774, United States
The 34th Northwest Arkansas Mountain Bike Championships at Devil’s Den State Park is coming soon. Registration at http://www.bikereg.com/nw-arkansas-mountain-bike…is now open. There is plenty of time to register before the entry fee increase in September. For camping or cabin reservations, call 479-761-3325 or online at www.arkansasstateparks.com. If you have any questions, please get in touch with me at tim.scott@arkansas.gov or 479-761-3824. See you September 16th!

Fall Whitewater Safety Course
2023-09-16 08:00 - 2023-09-17 17:00 | Siloam Springs Kayak Park, 19253 Fisher Ford Rd, Siloam Springs, AR, 72761, United States
ACA L4 SWR curriculum at the Siloam Springs Kayak Park. This course will be geared towards the cold-weather paddler, that paddles year around in the Ozarks. Kayaks, Canoes, Rafts & Stand Up Paddleboards are welcome.
arkansasoutdooroutfitters@yahoo.com. or sign up on this link. https://book.peek.com/…/p_zy8xk–ad41a586-30f6-41e9…

This two-day course will be an action-packed, and fun-filled weekend! Our ACA-certified instructors have a wealth of knowledge to pass on to you about, cold weather paddling, self-awareness, self-rescues, and helping others in a river environment.
Skills taught:
Whitewater swimming techniques
Wading in moving water
How to deal with Strainers
Correct use of throw ropes
Craft-based rescues,
Mechanical Advantages,
Unpin methods,
Knots,
Rescue vest &
Much more.
These courses fill up fast! Sign up by email at arkansasoutdooroutfitters@yahoo.com.
Cost: $175 per person

Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC):
ACA courses are open to all individuals who acknowledge the ability to perform the following essential eligibility criteria.
1. Breathe independently (i.e., not require medical devices to sustain breathing)
2. Independently maintain sealed airway passages while underwater
3. Independently hold head upright without neck/head support
4. Manage personal care independently or with the assistance of a companion
5. Manage personal mobility independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
6. Follow instructions and effectively communicate independently or with the assistance of a companion
7. Independently turn from face-down to face-up and remain floating face-up while wearing a properly fitted life jacket*
8. Get in/out or on/off of a paddle craft independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance*
9. Independently get out and from under a capsized paddle craft*
10. Reenter or remount the paddle craft following deep water capsize independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance*
11. Maintain a safe body position while attempting skills, activities, and rescues listed in the appropriate Course Outline, and have the ability to recognize and identify to others when such efforts would be unsafe given your personal situation*
Taught by, Rob Moody
ACA Certified Instructor in
L4-SWR
L4 WW Kayaking
L3 WW SUP
L2 Canoe tandem/solo
Adaptive paddling endorsement

Conway Fall Classic
2023-09-16 08:00 - 15:00 | Antioch Baptist Church, 150 Amity Road,, Conway, AR, 72032, United States
The Conway Fall Classic is an annual bike tour held on the third Saturday in September in Conway, Arkansas. Historically, there have been 23-, 40-, and 62-mile routes. Proceeds benefit Conway Advocates for Bicycling and our new partner this year: Boys and Girls Club of Faulkner County, see https://www.bgcfaulkner.org/
Register before August 1st 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 going to try staggered starts this year: The 62-mile riders will start at 8 a.m. The 40-mile riders at 8:15, and the 23-mile riders at 8:30.

The River Classic
2023-09-16 08:00 - 14:00 | East Village, 1212 E 6th St,, Little Rock, AR, 72202, United States
All registration fees go directly towards sending a student to summer camp. Most campers say this is the best week of their life! Your donation goes directly to sending a student to summer camp. Help a Southside student have the time of their life.
To help sponsor a student attend YL Summer Camp, give your tax-deductible gift here:
https://giving.younglife.org/TheRiverClassic
The registration fee goes up to $50 on September 11, so register early.

USA Cycling-sanctioned, fully supported ride with great fun, food, and fellowship
A fundraising event for Young Life’s Southside ministry
Held the weekend before the Big Dam Bridge 100 and follows the same routes along the Arkansas River Trail and includes Wye Mountain, making it the perfect training ride for BDB100 riders
This is a fully supported ride, with easy-to-follow route signs, rest stops, and traffic control.

This is a fundraising event. We will do everything we can to hold a fun and safe event. If we cannot host a safe ride for some unforeseen reason and the ride is canceled, there will be no refunds. Your entry fee will still go directly to sending a student to summer camp. We appreciate your support of Young Life Southside and the students.

TACO Trail Workday - Supporting NICA
2023-09-16 08:00 - 11:00 | Cedar Glades Park, 461 Wildcat Rd, Hot Springs, AR, 71913, United States
Taco breakfast at 8:00, hit the trails at 8:30
We’ll provide tools. Bring gloves if you have them.
Everyone welcome. NICA members- come get your trail work hours!

Grit and Guts Trail Race 2023
2023-09-16 07:00 - 13:00 | Mount Nebo State Park, 16728 West State Hwy. 155, Dardanelle, AR, 72834, United States
Do you have the GRIT and GUTS to traverse up and down Mt. Nebo… TWICE?
GRIT and GUTS is back!! Half Grit and Full Grit will be hard. And they will be beautiful.
It will be equal parts VERT and equal parts fast flow, we promise!
The race is a fun run so is FREE unless you would like a shirt to commemorate the day! Our sweet soft 50/50 shirts from Rock City Outfitters return! The shirts are unisex fit. Please pick the size you want during registration. The shirts cost $15 and after you signup, we will send you a link to pay for it. Any shirts not paid for before the shirt order will not be ordered. Thanks!
All of the proceeds from this race go to the Friends of Nebo! They maintain and care for all of the trails on Mt Nebo.
We will have an aid station every 4-6 miles and would love to have you volunteer, run, or enjoy the mountain with your family. If you’re running and have family there we can put them to work!
The race starts from the Sunset Point parking lot and after a quick look at the point and a short section of the 3C trail, you’ll head down the Sunset connector and take a left onto Lizard Tail. You’ll go roughly a mile on Lizard past the seasonal waterfall. Then up to the Rim trail where you’ll take a right and end up at Sunrise Point for another beautiful view of the river valley. Then you’ll go down the Sunrise connector taking a right. You’ll make your way down to the Bench trail crossing and go right onto Miller’s Goat. You’re at the 5k point and will follow Miller’s 4 miles (including a water stop) to end up at the aid station. Proceed on Miller’s another mile past the Bench overlook to the Ox pull trail. Go down Ox 1.7 miles to the bottom and you’ll find another aid station to lift your spirits for the climb back up. Once you get back up turn right briefly on Miller’s to the Overlook and then stay on the Bench trail back a mile to the Aid station. If you’re doing 13 head up the Sunset connector to the finish. For the 20 you will head right down the Chickalah (pronounced like tequila!) loop trail for a mile and go left at the Y and do the loop clockwise. Then back up to the aid station one last time and up Sunset connector a long half mile to the finish. Piece of cake!

Master Bike Builders Show
2023-09-16 - 2023-09-17
The Master Bike Builders Show (MBBS) is a public exhibition of custom handmade bicycle builders showing their creations to the passionate cycling community in Bentonville as well as visiting cyclists.
• DATES
Sept. 16-17, 2023
• LOCATION
Bentonville AR. Town central location blocks away from trails and cycling traffic. Bentonville has an extensive trail system, as well as paved and gravel trails and paths for riders, and attendees, of all types.
• ATTENDEES
Bentonville cycling enthusiast visitors and locals. Admission will be Free.
• MARKETING REACH
Social media. Distribution of materials (posters, cards) and information (online) to local businesses, VisitBentonville.com, ArkansasOutside.com, Bicycle Retailer Industry News, and other local media and online cycling-related groups.
• VENUE
Near trail heads, bike shops, surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops, and bars, all of which are frequented by hometown and destination travel cyclists enthusiasts riding through and around town.
• LODGING
Group Rates will be available.
• SPONSORSHIP
Opportunities available.

Women of OZ Sunset Summit
2023-09-15 - 2023-09-16 | The Momentary Green, 507 SE E Street, Bentonville, AR, 72712, United States
All Are Welcome

We welcome all who identify as a woman as well as women of all backgrounds, lifestyles and skills, to join us. Spanish-speaking coaches and ASL interpreters will be available. If you need additional support, please let us know.

Where We Ride

In the land of OZ, the Ozark Mountains are our playground. Set in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Mountain Biking Capital of the World, we’ve scouted the best venues – indoors and out – for world-class skills and drills with informative programming. Our goal is that you take knowledge and inspiration home with you.

What We’re Planning

Events will open Friday evening with a welcome reception and panel discussion. On Saturday, we will gather on the Momentary Green where participants will experience different coaching styles through two workshops: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. After a full day, we will close the summit with a sunset toast.

Arkansas Dark-Sky Festival
2023-09-14 - 2023-09-16 | Bear Creek Cabins, 6403 N Highway 65, Saint Joe, AR, 72675, United States
The 2023 Arkansas Dark-Sky Festival will be three nights under the Summer Milky Way on Bear Creek, just south of the Buffalo River off Hyw. 65. The registration process will be opened soon. In the meantime, please explore this page, check out the information downloads in Event Guide Section, and subscribe to our Dark Sky Event News list. The event is free, but registration is requested. In addition, participating organizations, scout troops, and volunteers should sign up using the special buttons in the Registration Section at the bottom of the page.

Cycle of Influence Summit
2023-09-12 - 2023-09-14 | The Record, 104 SW A St, Bentonville, AR, 72712, United States
The Cycle of Influence Summit is a gathering of the cycling and outdoor industry’s best business minds who will network, seek progress, and formulate success. Join Us!

WHO Should Attend?
• Advocates for the progress and success of the cycling industry.
• Manufacturers’ decision-makers.
• Manufacturers’ decision-makers of the future.
• IBD owners, and managers.
• Independent cycling business owners, and managers who seek progress.
• Trail, Diversity, and Education advocates.

WHY You Should Attend?
• Be a part of the conversation.
• Help make the bike business, a better business.
• Seeking new opportunities for valuable networking.
• Thinking beyond the status quo.
• Dynamic group of panelists hosting Summit topics.
• Bentonville. #mountainbikecapitaloftheworld
• Competitively priced trade event.
• No Membership fees are required.

OORC Devils Den Trail Luv
2023-09-10 08:30 - 12:00 | Devil’s Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74, West Fork, AR, 72774, United States
We will focus on this years race course. Loppers and rakes rule this day.,. Bring lots of hydration and a snack or two. Meet at campground A trailhead.

9/11 Memorial Run
2023-09-10 07:00 - 09:00 | Tomlison Stadium, 217 Olympic Dr., Jonesboro, AR, 72401, United States
9/11 Memorial Run is to honor the people lost on 9/11/01. Each year we honor a local hero and donate to the charity of their choosing. This year will be in honor of Chief Wesley Adams of the Sedgwick Fire Department and donating to Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial. This will be a non-timed group run with a rolling aid station. Our goal is to start together and finish together. Will start in the parking lot of Tomlison Stadium across for First National Bank Arena at 7am.

DeGray Lake Triathlon
2023-09-10 | DeGray Lake Spillway, 400 Skyline Dr, Arkadelphia, AR, 71923, United States
One of the original multisport festivals in Arkansas…the DeGray Lake Triathlon will feature three triathlon distances (olympic, sprint and super sprint), a duathlon (sprint), aquabike (olympic) and an open water swim (olympic). There will be a team category for the olympic triathlon.
DeGray Lake is a reservoir on the Caddo River in Arkansas. This beautiful lake and surrounding Ouachita mountains near Hot Springs and Little Rock is an Arkansas resort state park.
Olympic Triathlon: 1,500 meter swim, 42 kilometer bike, 10 kilometer run. Individuals and teams.
Sprint Triathlon: 500 yard swim, 13.5 mile bike, 5K run. Individuals only
Super Sprint Triathlon: 225 yard swim, 6 mile bike, 2 mile run. Individuals only
Sprint Duathlon: Run 1: 2 miles, Bike: 13.5 miles Run 2: 3.1 miles
Aquabike (swim and bike only): 1,500 meter swim, 42 kilometer bike. Individuals only
Open Water Swim: 1,500 meter swim
Race Venue Information:

DeGray Lake, AR located just outside of Caddo Valley
2.5 miles North on Hwy 7 from Interstate 30, exit 78. Turn left onto Skyline Drive.
Spillway Trail Head (The Spillway Dam Area) is rougly 8/10ths of a mile west of the intersection of Skyline Dr and Hwy 7.
Google map coordinates – https://goo.gl/maps/Uz7c5ZuonT9pucF18

ENTRY FEES PRICED WITH A T-SHIRT

Entry Fees are priced with a ringspun cotton t-shirt, but a participant has the option to select no t-shirt and SAVE $5 or upgrade fabric to a full sublimated technical wicking fabric shirt for $15. Shirt size is not guaranteed after Aug 24. If a shirt is ordered and the size is not available then a refund will be issued at packet pickup.
Race T-Shirt Fabric Options and Styles:

NO Shirt Option – Save $5
Ringspun Cotton T-shirt (NO CHARGE) – 100% cotton unisex sizing.
Fully Sublimated Technical T-shirt ($15 upgrade fee) – A true moisture-wicking-fabric shirt that has been engineered to keep you dry while you exercise. There are plenty of polyester shirts out there, but this one is the real deal. Both men’s and women’s specific sizing. An example can be viewed HERE

Sunset Races 2023 - Springhill
2023-09-09 17:00 - 20:00 | Springhill, 1700 Lock and Dam Road, Barling, AR, 72923, United States
The Sunset races at Springhill and Centennial are kids-only mountain bike races held alongside AR-NICA races. First race will be at Springhill in Barling on September 9 and the second at Centennial Park in Fayetteville on October 28. Only kids not yet eligible for NICA are allowed. Race courses at both venues will use an abbreviated version of the NICA courses. USAC Fun Ride, no license required.
At Springhill, pre-ride of course will be available at 5:00PM. First race will be a costume race for NICA coaches at 5:15PM, no charge but will need to register at site. Kid’s classes will start at 5:30.
At Centennial, pre-ride will be available at 4:00PM. First race will be a Strider class at 4:20PM, Age classes start at 4:30.
Race age is determined by your age on December 31, 2023.

Luau 5K, 10K, & Half Marathon at Two River Park, Little Rock, AR
2023-09-09 08:00 - 14:00 | Two Rivers Park, 6722 Two Rivers Park Road, Little Rock, AR, 72223, United States
Race Information
All finishers will receive a themed medal.
The race starts at 8:00 AM.
Packet pickup starts 30 minutes before the race and ends 10 minutes before the race starts.
All runners must register on RunSignup.
No on-site registration.
The 5K and 10K are limited to 2:00 hours.
The Half Marathon is limited to 4:00 hours.
5K & 10K Course
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5559761266
This is an out-and-back course in the park.
The 5K does the course one time.
The 10K does the course twice.
Half Marathon Course
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5529566377
This is an out-and-back course in the park.
The Half Marathon does the course four times.
Awards
1st Place Overall Male
2nd Place Overall Male
3rd Place Overall Male
1st Place Overall Female
2nd Place Overall Female
3rd Place Overall Female
Age group awards are based on series points and awarded at the end of each calendar year.
Race Rules
Entry fees are non-refundable, with no exceptions.
We reserve the right to cancel in extreme circumstances.
No dogs on the course.
Walkers are always welcome.
