2023 - Hero Half Marathon
2023 distances
Running
15 Week Half Marathon Training Program
Train for your hero! Training programs designed for beginner and experienced runners alike. Your 15-week training program fee includes a 15-week calendar, in person group runs, a training tank, nutrition, hydration, and injury prevention talks, and entry into the half marathon.
Half Marathon
USATF Certified 13.1 Mile Course
Half Marathon Firefighter Challenge- For Firefighters Running in Full Gear!
Are you a firefighter ready to take the ultimate running challenge?! By selecting this option you are committing to running the 13.1 mile Hero Half Marathon in full bunker gear! Eligible participants must be active duty firefighters (volunteers accepted too) Must run in full bunker gear provided by participant: helmet, coat, pants, and air pack (liners optional) Wildland gear acceptable Running shoes encouraged!
SuperHero 2k
We've partnered with the Arkansas chapter of Achilles International to bring a 2k for all ages, abilities, and paces! As a part of our programing we are happy to offer this race as a "pay your age" for all kids 15 and under! The 2k will begin just after all participants in the half marathon have started their race. The route for the 2k will be the first 2 kilometers of the half marathon course; 1 lap around the Northwest Arkansas Mall parking lot.
Quarter Marathon
Instead of a relay, run half of the half with your buddy! https://www.strava.com/routes/2982722423683397536
Virtual Half Marathon
Can't make the race on race day? Sign up for the virtual option and we will mail your packet, shirt, and giveways to your door!
Virtual Quarter Marathon
Can't make the race on race day? Sign up for the virtual option and we will mail your packet, shirt, and giveways to your door!
Wheelchair
Hero Half Marathon-Hand Cyclist Division
Race-day weather
Conditions on July 1, 2023 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:03 AM and sets at 8:37 PM local time (CDT) in Fayetteville on July 1, 2023 — 14h 34m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2023 results — Hero Half Marathon
444 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanner Emerson | 1:14:32 | 5:41 /mi |
| 2 | Abdikadir Dubed | 1:19:17 | 6:03 /mi |
| 3 | Erin Woodward | 1:19:20 | 6:03 /mi |
| 4 | Cael Underkoffler | 1:20:05 | 6:07 /mi |
| 5 | Jaeden Miller | 1:20:52 | 6:10 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 10K Run Events in Fayetteville 9 races
- Fayetteville Half Marathons 9 races
- Fayetteville Running Calendar 2026 20 races
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 Fayetteville events
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