ARK 5K Classic
About this race
Hello Everyone,
We look forward to you joining us Saturday, September 5, 2026 for our 45th Annual ARK 5K Classic. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at ark5kclassic@gmail.com is the preferred method.
Stephanie Roberts
870-307-5382
ARK 5K Classic Race Director
We will continue with the option of tank or t-shirt as your giveaway. Be sure to select which type you want at registration. August 19, 2026 at 11:59pm is the deadline to guarantee a shirt!
Packet Pick Up will be offered the day before the race and the morning of.
- Packet Pick Up will be the available on Friday, September 4, 2026 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 chip for timing. If for some reason you pick up your packet but are not running, please make sure we get the shoe chip back from you. Failure to return shoe chip will result in a $25 fee.
- Packet Pick Up will also be race morning between the hours of 6:00am – 7:00am. Please arrive in plenty of time to come pick up your packet, get your bib on, and take your shirt back to your car!
Registration
- Registration will close online at 6pm on September 3rd, 2026. In-person registration will be available the day at Rock City Running from 12pm - 6pm. $35 cash or check. We will have race day registration $35.00, cash or check (made out to ARK) only from 6:00am – 7:00am.
Awards
Overall Top 3 Male and Female, Top 3 Masters (40 +) Male and Female, Top 3 Grand Masters (50+) Female and Male, Top 3 Seniors (60+) Female and Male. Top 2 Wheelchair Finishers.
Awards are given 3 deep in the following age groups: 0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and over.
Bib and Shoe Chip Info
Race will be chip timed with the chip being attached to your shoe. Please wear bib front facing in the torso area. Please make sure to return the chip prior to leaving the race. We will have people set up at the finish line to help clip those off. Failure to return chip will result in a $25 fee.
Very Important Note: Deadline to guarantee a shirt is to be registered by August 19, 2026 at 11:59pm.
Race Day Order of Events
- Packet Pick Up or Registration 6:00am - 7:00am
- Please be to start by 7:20am
- Pre-race blessing offered at 7:25am by Rev. "Run" Jim Munns
- National Anthem will be sung at 7:26am
- Wheelchair Division will start at 7:28am
- Standard Race will start 7:30am
*Note - Leased animals are prohibited from all Arkansas Grand Prix Events unless the participant receives assistance from the animal, such as a service dog
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Running
45th Annual ARK 5K Classic
ARK 5K Classic Note: Deadline to guarantee a shirt is to be registered by August 19, 2026 at 11:59pm. Important Update: Please be to start by 7:20am National Anthem will be sung at 7:25am Wheelchair Division will start at 7:28am Standard Race will start 7:30am
Wheelchair
45th Annual ARK 5K Classic Wheelchair/Handcart Division
Deadline to guarantee a shirt is to be registered by August 19, 2026 at 11:59pm. Important Update: Please be to start by 7:20am National Anthem will be sung at 7:25am Wheelchair Division will start at 7:28am Standard Race will start 7:30am
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in North Little Rock, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 7:30 PM local time (CDT) in North Little Rock on September 5, 2026 — 12h 45m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — ARK 5K Classic
542 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 45th Annual ARK 5K Classic
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Kazanovicz | 17:10 | 5:32 /mi |
| 2 | Hashane Abey | 17:35 | 5:40 /mi |
| 3 | Chris Roberts | 17:45 | 5:44 /mi |
| 4 | Ricky Martinez | 18:06 | 5:50 /mi |
| 5 | Micah Meeks | 18:39 | 6:01 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 27 North Little Rock events
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