Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager
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Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager

Batesville, Arkansas, United States View on map
Dec 05, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

The race is being held to honor the memory of Garrett Yeager beloved friend, son, brother and father. All proceeds will be donated in his memory to New Hope Refuge. New Hope Refuge is a faith based and Christ centered program for women who are struggling with substance abuse issues. 

The race course you get a little bit of everything. Starting out in the beautiful Eagle Mountain neighborhood for the 5k. The half marathon will continue over to the beautiful campus of Lyon College, once at Lyon you will jump on the 3/4 mile trail section of the course, upon exiting the trail you will run the country roads leading back to the main highway to work your way back to Eagle Mountain.

Each participant will receive a finishers medal and race hoodie. Race registration will cut off on November 29th to be guaranteed a hoodie.  Packet pickup will be race morning starting at 630 until 7:45.

Cancellation Policy
If the race is cancelled all entries will be deferred to the following year's race. Sorry, no refunds.

Pick your distance

Running

Half Marathon

Dec 05, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:00 AM
$60.00
Open

5k Run/Walk

Dec 05, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$30.00
Open

Hope for the Holiday Virtual Race Half Marathon

This year we will offer a virtual option. Run the 13.1 miles between November 5th and December 5th and receive our finisher medal and race hoodie. Must be registered no later than November 24th.

Dec 05, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:00 AM
$60.00
Open

Hope for the Holiday Virtual Race 5K

Dec 05, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Batesville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 3.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 13.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -0.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 5, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 5, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 51m

The sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 4:52 PM local time (CST) in Batesville on December 5, 2026 — 9h 51m of daylight.

Course

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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, 7 Batesville events

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