MacArthur Park 5K
About this race
The MacArthur Park 5K is an annual race in downtown Little Rock coordinated by the MacArthur Park Group, Little Rock Parks & Recreation and Downtown Little Rock Partnership. The 3.1 mile race (5K) begins from the North Lawn (9th Street) of MacArthur Park in front of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. Proceeds from this year’s race will support continued efforts to make much needed improvements to MacArthur Park.
Packet pick up is from 5 p.m.- 6:45p.m. on Friday, May 1st on the North Lawn directly in front of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. You will receive your t-shirt, bib and chip. The race will begin promptly at 7 p.m. This race is timed using chip timing. Each chip must be returned to the race organizers once you cross the finish line.
Once you've crossed the finish line, please stay for the awards ceremony, live music, with plenty of food and drinks, including Stone's Throw beer!
Information about Corporate Teams and Sponsorships can be found at https://www.macarthurparklr.org/macarthur-park-5k.
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5K Run/Walk
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Little Rock, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 7:54 PM local time (CDT) in Little Rock on May 1, 2026 — 13h 35m of daylight.
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2026 results — MacArthur Park 5K
257 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tate Whaley | 15:52 | 5:06 /mi |
| 2 | Hugh Pascoe | 16:46 | 5:24 /mi |
| 3 | Holly Moser | 17:30 | 5:38 /mi |
| 4 | Worth Wilsey | 17:36 | 5:40 /mi |
| 5 | Justin Brascher | 17:51 | 5:45 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 53 Little Rock events
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